you're such an amazing artist! how long does it take you to do a portrait like this? I also draw portraits in charcoal and it can take me anywhere from 6-8 hours to finish it
I absolutely agree with many comments here about how there were many points I would've stopped and been satisfied with the portrait, but you just kept on going until it was perfect! I guess that's what separates the good from the great and the great from the incredible.
My favorite part about watching these vids is that I say "wow, that looks amazing!" and then I look and the video is only halfway done and you still aren't going to stop until it's perfect.
I think we all agree that Natalie Portman is the purpose of evolution. A more perfect being will never exist in this universe. In some billion years, the last star will die but it doesn't matter anymore since Natalie Portman already graced the universe.
Dear Xiaonan What was the name of the original song you had when you first uploaded this? It would be greatly appreciated, thank you. Love your work man.
@ThePortraitArt Thanks man, and yeah I thought so haha. It's still great though. And one last thing, I think a great portrait would be of Heath Ledger(No character form though, just him as a person) He was a great actor and person, his passing was terrible. Thanks Xianon
Wow, thank you for sharing your amazing talent with us. I watch your vids consistently to learn how you shade soo well, same with the highlights on the hair.. I love drawing and this inspires me to keep learning. Keep the vids coming!!
did you go to school for this? because i feel like such an amateur when i compare my work with yours. ive never taken classes for portrait sketching, though.. can you check my videos out? i would soo appreciate some critique from someone whos so talented. :]
My favorite part of these videos is always the moment where the drawing goes from ambiguous (could be a picture of anyone), to the celebrity/person being immediately recognizable. For me that happened at 1:03 - 1:04, when he first drew the mouth. It's interesting that the mouth has such an impact on creating individuality in a person's features.
I totally agree with popoytrasero1: simply beautiful! Watching the video with so graceful and peaceful music made me feel relaxing and almost tearing up... You have very good taste on music!. Love you!
@Qubez1337 Steve Jobs was a revolutionary in the industry and deserves to be remembered as one, but you cannot just think he was a good man or a decent human being because of it.He was ruthless against his own workers,he cheated Steve Wozniak out of thousands when Apple was first created,and he gave none of his massive fortune to charity.People say 'Well,his salary at Apple was only $1 a year!Explain that!" He made MILLIONS per year because of his role in Pixar animation studios. He's no saint.
You drew an angel..
JRN2222 5 days ago
How many times did you do this one?
arendjankrooneman89 6 days ago
looks like a photo of that beautiful woman
StreetFloRecords 1 week ago
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so beautiful. your techniques are downright perfect, Its like a magic show, thank you
hpallinone7210 1 week ago
i love you natalie!!
bluewhale18 2 weeks ago
Amazing just after the 5 first lines I could recognize the shape of her face
nicolefoufou 3 weeks ago
you are so talented ! :)
dhikaeliazar 4 weeks ago
So much better with nujabes </3
MadisonStarlight 1 month ago
amazing!!
botezalexandru 1 month ago
you're such an amazing artist! how long does it take you to do a portrait like this? I also draw portraits in charcoal and it can take me anywhere from 6-8 hours to finish it
lushlip2lip 1 month ago
wow wow wow ... m speechless.... jus as the black and white photo
pradeepaful 1 month ago
mind blown.
KnightMD 1 month ago
good job, but you could improve the hair not? :) but wonderfull!!
iehuda777 1 month ago
she reminds me of the only girl that i cared about
jordanian59 1 month ago
How much i love Natalie :).
Could you please tell me what do you use to do that shade on her face?
ChooseYourDestiny94 1 month ago
So glad you re-uploaded this one!
tsubodzuka 1 month ago
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Bonjour from France,
I love your works.
Could you put the time for each work ?
Bonne année 2012 !
PAM
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auzatmagne 1 month ago
4 erasers disliked this
iSalahj97 1 month ago
How can come somebody dislike it?
Sivek1 1 month ago
My comment will be the top in no time if i say that " Biebers dick is as big as the red dislike bar" ;)
MrHeyagh 2 months ago
Who are the four people that dislike this
TheRamadamallama 2 months ago
NNIIIIIIIIIICE!!!!!!!!!
MrBobbynips 2 months ago
Like this if you want to have a drawing of yourself just like that!!! :)
adonixp 2 months ago
Omg! NATALIE PORTMAN! ahha i loved her RAP song with lonelyy island ! Goodjob duude ,
xxMyHeartBreaker 2 months ago
You are so talented.
mecanofan 2 months ago
Can you do Amy Winehouse? I would love it if you did!! I love your work!! :D
locaphoenix 2 months ago
what type of pencils do you use?
3tootie4 2 months ago
whats the that thing that ur useing at 0:48? answer plz
natte1610 2 months ago
@natte1610 its a tortillion
crispolainen 2 months ago in playlist Flere videoer fra ThePortraitArt
@natte1610 thanks
natte1610 3 weeks ago
You should show all these portraits to the subjects
zigzagarisen 2 months ago
Dude you are Amazing. Drawing without sketching ROCKS!!!
tonyfromstreets 2 months ago
Thumps up if you knew about this channel before Total Biscuit advertised it.
SuperJonMitchell 2 months ago
i wonder what natalie would say if she saw this
unphazed123 2 months ago
I absolutely agree with many comments here about how there were many points I would've stopped and been satisfied with the portrait, but you just kept on going until it was perfect! I guess that's what separates the good from the great and the great from the incredible.
tsubodzuka 2 months ago
I'm amazed at how you don't even have to readjust any lines in her face..
You just get everything right from the start. Genius
999alexius 2 months ago
wow, managed to capture her beauty very well in this portrait
HTphyzycs 2 months ago
My favorite part about watching these vids is that I say "wow, that looks amazing!" and then I look and the video is only halfway done and you still aren't going to stop until it's perfect.
Mastermonkey05 2 months ago 18
I think we all agree that Natalie Portman is the purpose of evolution. A more perfect being will never exist in this universe. In some billion years, the last star will die but it doesn't matter anymore since Natalie Portman already graced the universe.
Bethos1247 2 months ago 2
Dear Xiaonan What was the name of the original song you had when you first uploaded this? It would be greatly appreciated, thank you. Love your work man.
OhHiKuzon 3 months ago 3
@OhHiKuzon Nujabes - Aruarian Dance (I can no longer use copyrighted stuff thats why i had to remove it.)
ThePortraitArt 2 months ago 2
@ThePortraitArt Thanks man, and yeah I thought so haha. It's still great though. And one last thing, I think a great portrait would be of Heath Ledger(No character form though, just him as a person) He was a great actor and person, his passing was terrible. Thanks Xianon
OhHiKuzon 2 months ago in playlist Favorite videos
@ThePortraitArt Still...appreciate the feedback; now to relocate my drawing-box! Where did I put that! Thanks for the inspiration!
Kabuki986 2 months ago
I have a really hard time sharpening my charcoal pencils, is there a certain sharpener or method that has worked well for anyone?
kingmoe1372 3 months ago
Holy crap... I forgot to breathe
rebelboy173 3 months ago
Amazing
CreAvince 3 months ago
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CreAvince 3 months ago
9,999 views
hacipikacu 3 months ago
OMG =O
artawesome30 3 months ago
haha mostly here for the music but every time i hear this song I remember to be jealous of your skills
PaintGuru24 4 months ago
what was the name of the song you had on the first upload?
OhHiKuzon 4 months ago
Simply breathtaking. I'm never disappointed.
The1sillygirly 4 months ago
As usual ... Amazing!
6i6a 4 months ago
CAN I ASKED! WHAT YOU USED TO SHADE THE PENCIL UP?
Usernamejanjacob39 4 months ago
1:08 Natalie Portman =P
supernaturalpower1 4 months ago
From u began the draw the eye, i cud see that it was Natalie Portman. U r amazin. Gr8 wrk. I wanna be like u
Graphics26 4 months ago
can you do one with marco simoncelli?!
angelox90x 4 months ago
Thanks for putting this back up. It's one of my favourites.
mishima1970 4 months ago
WOW.. This work is SUPERB! :O
TroubadourPariahTV 4 months ago
What was the name one the original song you had on before?? you've had this video up before, and i loved the other song. It fit so well.
p.s. beautiful.. justbeautiful
OhHiKuzon 4 months ago
by the way....you are one of my heros!
kchansen1366 4 months ago
I would love to see your portfolio. Also, I'd love to see u draw Spider-Man.
tomtenhoho 4 months ago
I wish I had talent like yours :)
Trinigsxer 4 months ago
hi can you draw homer simpson thx you
FranziskaLiebtBill 4 months ago
Wow, thank you for sharing your amazing talent with us. I watch your vids consistently to learn how you shade soo well, same with the highlights on the hair.. I love drawing and this inspires me to keep learning. Keep the vids coming!!
xTRVLNMANx 4 months ago
she's gorgeous....
ioncicc 4 months ago
you should draw micheal jackson! :)
sukrikiyoku 4 months ago in playlist More videos from ThePortraitArt
as if you don't turn your paper around at all? i go nuts like that
puffdogmax 4 months ago
OMG! I'm amazed how all your portraits turn to be photo realistic! :D
MrHeyagh 4 months ago 39
i admit to 2009nikolay2009: DRAW THE SELF-Portrait PLEASE PLAESE PLEASE
Kutaro92 4 months ago
No dislikes xD
BleuberryIceCream 4 months ago
amazing
Linkmarth 4 months ago
awesome!
nashifan 4 months ago
why do you keep re-uploading all your old stuff with new music
fromage2323 4 months ago
did you go to school for this? because i feel like such an amateur when i compare my work with yours. ive never taken classes for portrait sketching, though.. can you check my videos out? i would soo appreciate some critique from someone whos so talented. :]
purpledancinyogo 4 months ago
@purpledancinyogo he's self taught :)
conlee21 4 months ago
Could you do one of either madonna or cyndi lauper? Or Emma Stone?
chivaleader89 4 months ago
hmm Natalie Portman does things to me ; )
jedimindtrick1001 4 months ago
PLEASE tell us how long it actually takes you to draw these! As an amateur artist I want to know these things! Like so he can see, please :)
lauren2397 4 months ago
@lauren2397 Probably takes a hour or two
ManicSlay3r 4 months ago
You are so talented...this is beautiful!
balance512 4 months ago
Amazing
StackBrains 4 months ago
How did you do the highlights in the hair!? They lookperfect
TheRightDecision 4 months ago
@TheRightDecision Hard rubber eraser. Used as a professional way to reduce to certain shades while smearing.
mazeltov11 4 months ago
You're amazing!
TheRightDecision 4 months ago
Beautiful drawing, as always.
My favorite part of these videos is always the moment where the drawing goes from ambiguous (could be a picture of anyone), to the celebrity/person being immediately recognizable. For me that happened at 1:03 - 1:04, when he first drew the mouth. It's interesting that the mouth has such an impact on creating individuality in a person's features.
MaxwellSDSU 4 months ago
Draw thor! That would be so cool
EseX3attack 4 months ago
Hmm, you didn't use anything to stop your hands from smudging for this drawing.
What are you using to draw the highlights in the hair?
JIYkp 4 months ago
@JIYkp @PL1960 he's using a kneaded eraser and a hard rubber eraser. It says so at the beginning.
TheHumanWreckage 4 months ago
@TheHumanWreckage Oops, didn't notice that. Thanks.
JIYkp 4 months ago
self portrait!!!
WasaluRonPaul 4 months ago
Can you do another ballpoint pen sketch? Can it be young Brad Pitt?!
LilKittyCatRawr 4 months ago
the sounds of music on your fingers
amazing
Bravo!
2000flute 4 months ago
Great job! Thanks for sharing!
What tool do you use for the highlights in the hair?
PL1960 4 months ago 2
Can you make a portrait of Michael jackson too :)
MrOnlyMichaelJackson 4 months ago
666 views :o BURN IT WITH FIRE!@!!
botij09 4 months ago
glider fighting
EdwardManeikis 4 months ago
U are amazingly talented at drawing! I love Natalie :) and ur drawing looks 100% accurate great work!
kriskater 4 months ago
Who needs a camera?
mazeltov11 4 months ago
Amazing!
fumsmusings 4 months ago
I just have one question. When you are drawing these images, are you doing so by memory or do you have a photo you are looking at?
ZeFreakanArtest 4 months ago
@ZeFreakanArtest its most likely a photo. i have serious doubts he could memorise the subtleties and nuances of a person's face
puffdogmax 4 months ago
excuse me but how do you do the shading plz reply
urielmireles 4 months ago
Hi there!
I was wondering what you used to highlight her hair in this video. Was it a kneaded eraser?
randomAnimation002 4 months ago
ummm, excuse me, did u use tortilion or grey crayon there? cant tell ^^
6efektif2008 4 months ago
1 minute in and you could already tell it was natalie portman without even having to read the title.
fooglez 4 months ago
@fooglez you don't even need the "1 minute" you can tell when he stated with the eye!!! it's very Natalie Portman :P
TheMindofagenius1 4 months ago
@ThePortraitArt Dear Xiaonan, may I make a little request? I want to see how you proportionate your drawing in real time, plz. *watery eyes*
SVAFnemesis 4 months ago
amazing
mewax42 4 months ago
Simply Incredible
Chccy 4 months ago
I wish I could draw like this!
pain1401 4 months ago
"Anda mempunyai bakat yg luar biasa...!! "(malaysian)
subtitle : "you have an amazing talents...!!" ( english )
kongkangan 4 months ago
U should do youtubers like toby turner or sxephil
1caboose1 4 months ago
Thanks to you, I am good at drawing now. Thank you.
ClapY0HaNds 4 months ago
You should do KassemG.
TucsonianDog 4 months ago
amazing!
ddima82 4 months ago
I truly love your work. I think it is amazing. Do you sell prints? I want to buy your stuff! Drop me a PM!
marioaleal 4 months ago
How much time it took you to draw it?
Xieerqi 4 months ago
Amazing as always.
Keep up the good work :)
Darkwildchild 4 months ago
MARAVILHOSOOOOO!!!!
bebegand24 4 months ago
me encanTa, mi favorito es el realismodel vaso de agua, espectacular. :D. ojala dibujara como tu :P
iisaaclopez 4 months ago
beginning: who's natalie portman?
end: Oh!
xD
awesome drawing talent
santaswords 4 months ago
Not just the amazing art talent, but also a great taste in music.
Much respect.
~ Paul
paul08the17awesome 4 months ago
stunningly life like and beautiful.
roy20050 4 months ago
@0:51 it already looks like her!
orwellianspy27 4 months ago
You. are. TOO. GOOD.
BoyOfLol 4 months ago
shes soooooooooooooooo hot :)
111Ogerruled111 4 months ago
Make a video everyday and I will never have a bad day
xSupeRNoobeNx 4 months ago
epic
TheMags53 4 months ago
A beautiful picture of a beautiful girl. Thank you.
perejlm 4 months ago
please draw the steve jobs
MsKillerx9 4 months ago
This one my favorite drawings of yours. I'm glad you decided to reupload it:)
MikeyNewJin 4 months ago
no thumbs down WOO! btw BEAUTIFUL drawing! :)
Obstructing 4 months ago
Its good but ive seen them can you upload new ones
Grantharrhy93 4 months ago
it is as if you were making up to a real woman / da la impresión que solo estuvieses maquillando a una mujer de verdad.
kevinsaavedra 4 months ago
Could u draw yourself plz? :3
KipSnicker 4 months ago
wow!
Vane22april 4 months ago
Excelente! :-)
MeitnerioO 4 months ago
i really wish you'd add the drawing time
Buraion 4 months ago
1:00 = Natalie Portman :)
SeltenSoGedacht 4 months ago
Wtf0,0
TheSixBPencil 4 months ago
Cant you make real picteres with backronds too? That would be amazing
MrSverso 4 months ago
BEAUTIFUL
LMJCreations 4 months ago
This is the most beautiful thing i've ever seen in my life
TheLestu 4 months ago 8
Oh, how I wish I could draw as well as you.
tchanabc 4 months ago
do you use reference pictures or draw completely free?
hokko1 4 months ago
I totally agree with popoytrasero1: simply beautiful! Watching the video with so graceful and peaceful music made me feel relaxing and almost tearing up... You have very good taste on music!. Love you!
hh1917 4 months ago
you inspire me to keep drawing to be a pro like you
Qv2LA 4 months ago
draw ryan gosling in the movie drive.
jdkjkjdkjdks 4 months ago
Beautiful!!!! Her and the picture (=
ssiimmoonn120 4 months ago
amazing as always
SatellitePlane 4 months ago
Omg it literally looks like you took a picture of her then printed it on paper, I can't believe you drew this.
chouji08 4 months ago
SUPER!
Hello from Russia!
masterexcluziv 4 months ago
@masterexcluziv Russia? Oh men! I love you country!
ErnestoAnimation 4 months ago
nice one. Why do I always fail when I try to make the shape of the head ?
hellerase 4 months ago
amazing...!
Spiffzyx 4 months ago
damn kid...ur awesome!!:)
gabydriftking01 4 months ago
really great!!
luxiliph90 4 months ago
incantevole!!!!!
phintias1 4 months ago
thjis is so perfect!
samgilardi 4 months ago
127th
MrExTrEmECooKiE 4 months ago
HI, i love your drawings!!!
pls draw Steve Jobs as next drawing, pls
he really deserves such beatifull picture!
;)
Qubez1337 4 months ago 135
@Qubez1337 Steve Jobs was a revolutionary in the industry and deserves to be remembered as one, but you cannot just think he was a good man or a decent human being because of it.He was ruthless against his own workers,he cheated Steve Wozniak out of thousands when Apple was first created,and he gave none of his massive fortune to charity.People say 'Well,his salary at Apple was only $1 a year!Explain that!" He made MILLIONS per year because of his role in Pixar animation studios. He's no saint.
TGSibtrippin226 4 months ago
@Qubez1337 Think Dennis Ritchie deserve more a portrait than Steve Jobs. He did cocreate Unix, that is the start of Linux and Mac OS family.
anariaq 4 months ago
@Qubez1337 stay tuned , I should have time this week.
ThePortraitArt 4 months ago 55
@ThePortraitArt u reply toCOMMENTS??? the fuck when did this start happening?????
Shanongao 4 months ago
@ThePortraitArt Your awesome I love steve!
0megaTexan 4 months ago
brilliant :) but can I ask usually how long it take to complete a picture :-?
synguyen1502a 4 months ago
simply beautiful (=
popoytrasero1 4 months ago 36
truly amazing work, you are a role model for me
xTheAB 4 months ago
How do you do the skin texture thing?
TheGreatALi101 4 months ago
o_o I hate to say this all the time, but... This is just awesome.
Anis8044 4 months ago
nice, its all ;)
TriviumDWTS2 4 months ago
You are truly AMAZING!
SharonShimmers 4 months ago
4th
AJScupstacking 4 months ago
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TheRico1992 4 months ago
this i cool! :)
LewisHobo 4 months ago