Rostropovich

**Albacore** · 13 July 2004, 01:37 AM

Simply the Best.

To think that this is produced on the same software that I use. I feel embarassed, I lack skill.

The best drawing I have seen from this software.

**theprawn** · 13 July 2004, 04:26 AM

Damn. Wow.

How long, if I may ask, did that take?

**JohnLogan1973** · 13 July 2004, 08:24 AM

WOW Amazing a Great work of Art.

JohnLogan.

**OklaEd** · 13 July 2004, 11:05 AM

Simply Incredible!

**Klaus Nordby** · 13 July 2004, 11:26 AM

Awesome! I especially like the little glass-glint in his eyeglasses. A super job, my Kompliments!

**masque** · 13 July 2004, 11:54 AM

Makes me want to hang up my mouse.
derek

**Klaus Nordby** · 13 July 2004, 12:54 PM

Valery, may I ask why you choose to do this kind of painterly work in XX, instead of in bitmap apps like Painter, Photoshop, etc.? Is it the vector-scalable part that attracts you? Please enlighten us.

**Mike S** · 13 July 2004, 01:31 PM

one word stunning simply stunning. ok so it is more than one word never said i could count either.

**RUSS-USSR** · 13 July 2004, 02:11 PM

Thanks to all for your good comments.
What about time I spent doing the portrait. It takes 10 days between the day when I started and the day when I published on TG . But it not means that all these days I drew it. Much more time, I spent on this portrait, I was analyzing what I did , used different variants and planning the way of future work. Mechanical part of drawing is maybe 20-30 hours.
This way of drawing need vector graphic program because the one gives full control over every part of a work. Also It is mad to change brush properties for every stroke. In Xara it is easy to do it with shapes and lines.