Everybody Wants You

*Update* I put up a higher quality photo, in case any of you want to see the details a little better.


For those of you who don't know him, this is Jeffrey Donovan as Michael Westen, from Burn Notice. For those of you who do, free high fives and cookies.

This is like one of the very few Burn Notice piece on dA...that makes me sad inside. It's a great show. 10:00 on USA network, Thursday nights...go watch it!

This is finally finished after who knows how long, but I'm pretty pleased with the outcome. I know the hair's crap, and I might add some final touches, but it's pretty much done. Any tips on the background will be taken into consideration. I did the background yesterday and today, unreferenced, which is why it may look funny... Sorry about the lighting in the picture, I'll try to get a better shot tomorrow.

Anyways, self-criticism aside, I think the shades came out nicely. This is on 18" by 24" paper, by the way. I'm probably going to draw on a little smaller paper next, although the big paper's nice to details. Plus, the ref for this image was HUMONGOUS.

Oh, and IT LOOKS SOOOO MUCH BETTER IN REAL LIFE...

You see 'em comin' at you every night
Strung on pretension they fall for you at first sight
You know their business--you think it's a bore
They make you restless--it's nothin' you ain't seen before
Get around town, spend your time on the run
You never let down...say you do it for fun
Never miss a play, though you make quite a few
You give it all away when everybody wants you

You crave attention--you can never say "no"
Throw your affections anyway the wind blows
You always make it--you're on top of the scene
You sell the copy like the cover of a magazine
Puttin' on the eyes 'til there's nobody else
You never realize what you do to yourself
The things that they see make the daily reviews
You never get free when everybody wants you

Everybody knows you
Everybody snows you
Everybody needs you...leads you...bleeds you

Nights of confusion and impossible dreams
Days at the mirror, patchin' up around the seams
You got your glory--you paid for it all
You take your pension in loneliness and alcohol
Say goodbye to conventional ways
You can't escape the hours--you lose track of the days
The more you understand, seems the more like you do
You never get away...everybody wants you

Billy Squier - Everybody Wants You

Materials: Pencils from H to 8B, woodless pencils 2B, 6B, and 8B, gun eraser, vinyl eraser, eraser pencil, kneaded eraser

Theme 14. Smile

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