George A. Romero

Hi everyone,
This is my latest drawing. It's of George A. Romero even though I don't really know who he is. It's a birthday present for my friend Ashlee. The reference picture she wanted me to use was a lot smaller than I am use to being only 499 X 400 pixels but I'm really pleased with the result. What do you think? I don't like how the scan brought out the darkest spots so intensely while leaving the rest sorta washed out.

Wonderful Artwork,well done.I bet the original looks a whole lot better

Looks fantastic!
Your friend is going to be super happy with her present

well done! bet its simply stunning in person.

A very good drawing! I know how difficult it can be to draw after a small photo. But you really did a good job on this one.

If you have Gimp(free photo editing software) just load it up select levels and press auto, this should help with the scanning issues.
I have taken a liberty in using your own drawing to show you the difference, i hope you don't mind.
Great drawing by the way.
Before:

After:

Wonderfull ,yes first desatured the picture scanned to take away the color information,then apply the auto levels,if you don't have Gimp you can grab yours on my site,there's a link to the oficial page .

Stunning! That hair it's just perfect. The whole drawing looks like a photograph!

Thank you everyone for all the kind words!
She absolutely loves it!

Larc-Romeo, thank you! That looks a lot better! I'm going to go and download Gimp now