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November 11, 2004
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I wanted to do a different style of self portraiture and make it original and meaningful as well as encorporate my love of photography and drawing. The use of my hands holding the picture together is supposed to symbolize how many people like to keep everything in their lives together by themselves(including myself), and the sullen look on my face represents how trying to 'hold yourself together' can be emotionally straining. It's impossible to be perfect or to keep everything together on your own. That's sort of the general idea behind the portrait.

Medium: graphite
Size: 14"X 20"
Tools: Staedtler Mars Lumograph graphite pencils (HB, 2B, 4B, 6B, 8B<--I used an entire 8B doing the background :phew:), kneaded eraser, masking tape, tissue, blending stump
Time: I didn't really count, but I'd estimate...about 15-20 hours, the longest I've ever taken on a drawing
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Given 2004-12-03
Hold Yourself Together by ~genni yes folks, it's a drawing. /me picks up jaw from ground. ( Suggested by `JoshClarkeDraws and Featured by `alphaosiris )
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~Andrea365 4 days ago  New member Student Traditional Artist
AWESOME!!!!!! I thought it was a picture!!!!!!! :O
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~miamary123456 May 14, 2013  Student Traditional Artist
Your work has been featured on a BuzzFeed page by me!! Here's the link: [link]
I hope this will get you more viewers!
Thanks!
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:iconnollit:
This looks so awesome
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~rokutan78107 Mar 18, 2013  Student General Artist
tHAT'S AMAZING!
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Mood: Wow! ~sketchydoodle96 Feb 18, 2013  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
This is incredible! :D
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=Owl-Flight Feb 4, 2013  Hobbyist Digital Artist
Doesn't even need the artist comment to make the message clear. Beautifully done <3
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Mood: Wow! ~Huffpuff-vivereartes Feb 3, 2013  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
Wow love this!!
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:iconfriedinsanity:
Beautiful! A brilliant idea!
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:iconkeneudeh:
i love this it reminds me of...J.D Hillberry's works
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