TheMailMan  09/17/03 @846

Nice Indeed! I dig the eyes, any photo refrence by chance?

Omengeorge  09/17/03 @870

great work man

maggock  09/18/03 @982

An amazing job with graphite! Pleeease tell me you had some sort of reference!

besha  09/18/03 @012

Love it 8+

Tarcisio  09/18/03 @153

What can I say about it... I just wish I could reach your level in something like 10 years (with a LOT of hard work, of course). By the way, could you tell me your age?

fizzgig  09/18/03 @159

wow!

naitsirch79  09/18/03 @192

you did that on a piece of paper right. I am not even going to believe that was done digitally....Was it??? Either way awsome job...

Anghiari  09/18/03 @244

thanks for the comments guys, they are most appreciated. I will get a photo reference for you. Tarciso, i am 19

DownInRuins  09/18/03 @345

i am wordless you simply KICK ASS artist!!!!! if its a referense it simply awsome!!!!!!!!! you make me jealous..... +20 if i could give you that rank

Chinogxx  09/18/03 @938

Too Futha' Muckin' Real.Exxellent work.

Agios  09/19/03 @396

Amazing work!

PeachySticks  09/21/03 @325

Oh. My. God. The realism is too stunning.

AnalysisOfThex3  09/22/03 @233

wow! it's like as if i'm sitting right next to him! Great work!!

tbone484  09/24/03 @966

Almost too real..Excelent job!!

Inspiron  09/24/03 @207

Nice to see you back again. Where did you learn to draw?

RCU2  09/24/03 @401

It’s a delight to see a real illustration for a change & not a Wacom tablet in sight. People only really begin to truly understand what it is to be an illustrator when they use real materials as you have. I hope that your artwork will inspire a few people on GFX to put away their Wacom tablets for a while and paint or draw without the aid of an undo button, layers, blur tools etc. etc. Thanks for keeping real art alive, I love this piece +10 from me.

shugotenshi  09/24/03 @691

Man, some killer pencil works here, I LIKE IT!!!

shambler  09/24/03 @714

hey JOHN! long time no see - U did it once again. keep this shiet up man

Shiv  09/24/03 @772

I would love to find something else than "wow" to say but... but... WOW ! this is great, very very very beautiful, i like it as mush as the "pencil girl" from RCU2. I think you have lot of talent and ( omg) you are *only* 19 ( i mean that you still have years and years to learn more ) congrats

Nyhtmare  09/24/03 @899

This is BEAUTIFUL. You have real talent...keep at it!! +10

FireAngel666  09/24/03 @953

crits! what crits, this looks photorealistic. well done! must be hard to work with graphite though.

Nykolai  09/25/03 @560

Incredibly good work once again. *nods*

Hybridos  09/25/03 @706

19 YEARS!!!!!!!!!!! OMG What is happening to this world!!!!!!! This is an exelent render of photorealism and some serious kick ass pencils! awsome work.

Hybridos  09/25/03 @712

Forgot to say that i suport the RCU2 message, STOP THE WACOM MADNESS!!!! je je je, not that wacom is a bad thing, but its lovely to see some hand-paper-pencil stuff here

Carder  09/26/03 @043

Your textures are right on. Keep it up!

Bikerprinse  09/28/03 @531

NICE! Awesome attention to detail!

Renovak  09/29/03 @548

Brilliantly realistic!

RGH  09/29/03 @819

Beautiful rendering. Great technique. Never been a great fan of the cameo fade but your pencilwork is outstanding.

Nustad  09/30/03 @078

19, and already creating excellent work like this.. you have my greatest respect! That seriously looks almost like a photograph.. awesome!

nikko  09/30/03 @540

Really nothing I can say that isn't already said in one way or the other! First time I ever given 10+ ....and I would give higher if I could. Are you really 19 years old??? ...can't be You were born with a pencil up your but...weren't you nikko

tafkat  09/30/03 @770

£*%&ing Hell! +9

jubix  10/04/03 @450

Needs more realism on hat. Rest of the work is great.

mikelantel  10/06/03 @583

Very f)(&^ good!

Piligrim  10/18/03 @754

Excellent!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I envy

Nappa  11/07/03 @276

this is photo quilty stuff

ihsan  12/01/03 @710

Totally stunning pencil work, John. And the detail really is quite incredible, amazing skill you have. Who is this guy? Kinda reminds me of Ferrari general manager Jean Todt. Keep up the great work!

OkorO  12/04/03 @773

wen I grow up I want 2 be like U..lol +7

pangu  07/20/04 @748

picture is techincaly perfect *wow*, but maybe you should variate your motive next time to look more "unreal" (motive, not technicaly), so there is a difference between your art and a photo. you skills are fantastic!!

TheEmulatorGuy  09/15/04 @135

Absolutely perfect. I thought it was a photo. BTW: I've a great fan of his books.

Liv  09/25/04 @472

wow... It's almost scarying me! It's fantastic, the shadows, the.. the.. everything! There are differences between the leather, the skin, the shirt, the eyes.. Oh.. I'm loosing my consciusness.... And it's not the only one But bad bad Liv is such a fan of.. uhm.. something personal.. and doesn't find it in your portraits.. so, where is it?

eduardobedoya  02/14/05 @168

awesome +10

frixon  04/12/05 @682

this is amazing!!! i can't fakin beleive this, it's like a photograph. BRAVO how much time???

lullaby  04/22/05 @787

I'm speechless!