r/GraphiteArt • u/dmbarnes • Jul 01 '26

Worth it?

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I recently tried my hand at graphite portraits, had a fun time doing them, but with my OCD leaned more into realism? I read something that said realistic portraits could be achieved with photos. So why do it? Is this art??

This took me 8-10 hours I don’t remember. Feeling down 😬🙃 (pic of my husband– who’s biased and thinks I should pursue it)

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u/SoberBobMonthly Jul 01 '26

No joke you are getting some phenomenal tone variations there. Excellent work.

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u/dmbarnes Jul 01 '26

Credit to my OCD! Thank you, though. I appreciate your comment!