it's just like we're in another world
how we suit each other, oh no
but you never get close
- that's close enough...





Pete Doherty and Carl Barat, co-frontmen of The Libertines, back in the day when they were young and inseparable. Aww. I was stupid enough to choose to draw Peter from an angle where you can't quite see his most defining feature - the round, childish eyes with the less-than-innocent dark circles underneath. As a result, I kind of screwed up the resemblance, and aged him when I actually wanted him to look young. *sigh*

That said - this is the first pseudo-realistic piece I've drawn in over two years, and so I am insanely proud of it, even if - technically at least - it's far from my best work. I like the greys, I like the textures, I like the scruffy feel of the hair and the t-shirt, the hand holding the cigarette is not half-bad... and more than anything I like that it feels like my normal style is still there, and it's not a mere photographic copy, because really... where's the fun in that?

B and 4B pencil on paper. Full view please! The small size doesn't do it justice...