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    Frankel

    Long time member, very infrequent visitor. Thought some of you equine fans would appreciate this labour of love of mine...100+ hours over 10 months!

    "Frankel"
    Graphite on Bristol Board 500mm x 650mm.
    Tombow Mono 100, Mitsubishi Hi-Uni pencils (10B to 2H)
    Tombow Mono Eraser for highlights.

    Wish I could take a better photo as the light bounces of the dark tones too readily. I might still tinker with certain parts but I am 'fairly satisfied' with the overall!


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    Superb Mark, do you intend to have prints done or is it a one off for yourself ?
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    Great stuff MarkEE, and come back more often!
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    Talented man
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    This is amazingly good !

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    Outstanding, Mark.

    Jealous as hell of your talent.
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    Wish I could do that!
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    Very, very good.
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    That is very good indeed. Can I be so vulgar as to ask is it for sale?
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    Fantastic Mark, well done
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    If you are selling prints you have a buyer. Absolutely beautiful.

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    Not sure about Frankels nose, can't quite associate the shape especially the nostrils.

    Stunning piece nevertheless.

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    Outstanding Work

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    We've come to expect nothing less from you. Thanks for posting. Amazing talent.
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    Stick up your Giant's Causeway and Kalanisi pic please.

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    Thanks so much for all of your kind comments, really motivates and inspires!

    As far as questions about prints and if the piece is for sale. It's a tricky one because I found the reference photo on the net (I've never even seen Frankel in the flesh let alone taken a pic of him!) and copyright law is a stumbling block. As far as I can find out, if I attempt to draw an exact/close likeness of the reference photo, and then profit from it, I am in breach of copyright, and could be sued by the owner if he/she found out and wanted to take action - unless I first sought permission from the owner.

    I've never had prints produced of any piece of work but maybe I should look into it? In an ideal world art would be my profession, but in the real world where I take ten months to produce a piece...it's not feasible...but as a secondary income...



    Slim - the GC/K piece (although not a patch on this piece) is in the photos on my art page - follow my signature link. There's a coloured pencil piece of Denman too!
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    Love it!

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    Quote Originally Posted by MarkEE View Post
    ...There's a coloured pencil piece of Denman too!
    Denman... now you're talking. A proper racehorse as opposed to a one-trick pony! ...you can charge what you like for that one.

    Seriously though considering how long each one takes you a limited print run of each edition is surely the way to go. A print run of say 50 at £100 a kick would recoup much more that you are charging for the original (for which you are not charging enough).

    Not sure about the legal issue of 'copying' a photo, but surely artistic interpretation of an image makes the copyright of your creation yours.
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    Quote Originally Posted by SteveM View Post
    Not sure about the legal issue of 'copying' a photo, but surely artistic interpretation of an image makes the copyright of your creation yours.
    No it doesn't. Beware 'copying' photographs for prints and paintings.
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    what does the man/lady who took the picture you copied get in terms of % of profits? or did you take the photo yourself?

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