Thanks so much Lanka I think it really looks like Chekov have a great week ahead!!!

Hi Lise thanks for commenting and have a good week ahead!!!

Hi Stan I am really beginning to get the hang of using all the elements in the portrait. I use graphite powder, lighter fluid to make washes it does not mar the paper which is bristol smooth and I also use charcoal and some watercolor black paint to give me the deep darks now. I always was afraid of the dark shades but I think it is coming along better now. Thanks for taking the time to write!!!

It's him all right! I'll bet you have the whole crew don't you? And you Always do such an excellent job at capturing personality!

I hope to get the main characters. Only a few more I want to do Sulu and maybe that blond girl with the basket weave hair not sure though. Have a great week ahead and keep creating I love you work!!!

Outstanding artwork Christine! You really captured his likeness! Bravo my friend!!

Oh dear Jeanette I love Manny's work too and you are a very talented couple. Congratulations on all your wonderful works of art!!!!!!

I'm so glad that you like my hubby's work too! Thank you so much dear Christine!!

Great! Formidable, my dear Christine.

Oh thanks Marino I am now just letting myself go with the flow. I have thrown out all the stops. I am using graphite powder, lighter fluid for washes with the powder and using charcoal, watercolor for the darks and just getting them down to about a half hour finishing time now. Love the spontanuity of this technique.

Oh thanks for your comments they give me energy to continue. Thanks a million dear friend!!!

You`re very welcome , dear friend Christine!

Thanks Shahin I only wish the poster for work was coming out as well. I guess I am only a fine artist not a graphic one yet!!!!!

I am sure it will be nice. by the way, I am ready for the help.

Thanks Shahin any new venture is a challenge and since I know nothing about layers it is urking me to no end. I will be sending you more lay outs as we work on them. The boss really wants a promotional thing I was concentrating on a commerative piece. There is a big differience. He also wants a verticle format. So that will change everything I have never done a mural especially in a verticle, can't even think like that. Oh well I guess what the boss wants the boss gets!!!

don't worry. your friend with his digital arsenal is ready for help!

Thanks so much Shahin if I ever get the initial elements straight and in kind of a format I will send them along to you to put them together for us. I am going to read the Photoshop2 book while off work. Still trying to work and have dropped back on drawing for the present. Will be doing more later.

very beautiful happy portrait love his smile and teeth skin is so beautifully shaded and hair is so cool your style is so unique

Thanks ajaa I am taking out all the stops and using everything here. I started with graphite powder on the background then used the lighter fluid to darken the washes for the hair and dark values. Then I used pencil for shading the face and finally I used charcoal to get even darker values I am pleased that it looks like Chekov!!!

Oh thanks Claudine good to hear from you hope things with you are good too. I love your work as well God Bless you dear!!!!!!

Thanks Umberto I thought he came out very well. I am grateful for your commentary!!!!

BRAVO dear Christine ! Very good !!

Hi Sellia just working on reducing my production time. With this one I used about all the materials I could think of . Graphite powder for the large areas of gray, then used lighter fluid for soft washes. Some watercolor black with watercolor bursh, and some charcoal to darken certain areas. Just took out the entire arsenal of short cuts. I am happy to get this down to about a half an hour.Spontanuity is what I am trying to achieve!!!

GREAT!!! bravo Christine!!

Hi Chantal I am very happy to draw these characters for years it was my favorite T.V.show I would run home from school to view the wonderful Star Trek!!!

it was the right time .. I also loved returning to school to watch the tv series

thanks Bea it brings me back to the good old days of youth!!!

Thanks Laura very happy you like these Star Trek characters. Very nice T.V. series and much fun remembering when I was in junior high way back when!!!!!!!!

wow..Extraordinary, it's superb, congratulations my great friend Christine

I was very happy with this one I used my complete arsenal on everything and really abandoned any restraint!!!

Thanks so much Majka I am really pleased with this drawing I guess sometimes we just hit it!!!!!!

Thanks so much Sofya I am happy you like Walter Koenig!!