Robert Knepper

Haven't posted anything in a while, but that's because I haven't worked on a drawing since Emma Stone - except for the Robert Knepper one.
I said I was gonna do one for him to sign at the London Film and Comic Con on July 9th. And I managed to finish a drawing of him by then, AND I gave him a copy of it...
This is the one which he signed:

"To Connie - Beautiful! Thank you! Robert Knepper"

How awesome is that? :D
After I shook his hand, I told him that one of the prints I had with me was for him, and that it was a drawing I had made for him, and that the other one I wanted signed. He picked it up, looked at it, and asked if all of it was drawn, pointing at the hair and all of it. I said yeah, and that it was done in photoshop, all from scratch - not a photomanipulation or anything. Interesting, he said. Then asked me about something that had to do with Diana in the Royal wedding, that someone had made it look like she was there, by photomanipulation or something, so it was like it was a ghost there, like "you're not suppose to be there". "This is what this feels" he said and gestured to the drawing. I laughed and  said "so basically, you're freaked out by it?" and he said "no no, it's very interesting." Must be a word he fancies :P

As he was writing, he asked if it was a hobby or a career, and I said it's just a hobby for now. He again said it was very interesting. And after finishing signing it, he said I should make it a career. :D I shook his hand again, thanking him, saying it was SO nice to meet him. He said thanks back and nice to meet you too, and I left, leaving him to the long line of waiting fans.

A moment, I hope I'll never forget.

What a sweet, fantastic man he is! He is the -complete- opposite of the roles he plays in Prison Break and Heroes, and... all those other bad-guy roles he's doing - which makes me respect and admire him SO much more , cause that just proves how wonderful an actor he really is.

I hope that someday I can meet him again, and then maybe I'll have an even better drawing ready for him. Hahaha!

Anyways. Surreal. So awesome. And hopefully unforgettable. Got a photograph with him as well:

:D

Ok, so, now over to the drawing.

Took me about 6 hours to finish the whole thing. Did it in black and white as you can see - not risking anything since it was gonna be signed by the man himself. Hehe.

Sketch up. Took about..30-45 min I think

Just filling in some of the shade and marking the eyes a bit. 1 hour + in.

 Marking the nose, putting in some of the texture in the beard. More shade around the eyes.
About 2 hours in.



















More texture. More work on the eyes.
About 2,5 hours in.

More shading and texture.
About 3 hours in.


















Started working on the hair and the ear.
About 3,5 hours in.

More shading and more detail, especially on the ear and the face.
About 4 hours in.

Finished the shirt and added some of the background to see how it goes with the rest.
About 5 hours in.

  

Done. Blurred out the background a bit, added more shade to the face. Though it still looks a lot lighter than the original photo, but it doesn't need to be THAT dark :P
All in all, like I said - about 6 hours, and I'm pretty satisfied with the result. I am NOT satisfied with the wrinkles by his left eye though, I am struggling -so- much with that.. but, oh well. Practice makes (almost) perfect, so, I'll just keep practicing. :P

I am so much more satisfied with the printed copy with his autograph and everything on though. Looks -so- much better with that on it. And I hope that he did bring his copy with him and that maybe he took another look at it after the convention as well. Hehehe. He seemed to appreciate it, and that's what I'm gonna keep thinking - that he liked it.
:)
This will definitely become a hobby though - drawing celebrities and try and get them to sign the drawings.
What an awesome collection that would make! Hehe.

Anyways. Hope ya'll liked it, and feel free to comment :)

-Connie