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Albert by Marcel Franquelin

Albert

Graphite on paper,8"x10"
Excellent Work! It looks like an old b/w photograph.
7 months ago
Oh my great job I just completed an Albert Einstein. I must say you did a greater job with the hair! great detail overall ..with graphite as well wow!
7 months
outstanding portrait!
7 months
Brilliant work Marcel ;0)
7 months
Excellent work.5*
7 months
Amazing this is so realistic all your work is amazing your a master of fine art
6 months
The Striking gallery! Splendid, big skill! Bravo!
5 months
Wonderful expression in his eyes!!!!!! 5*******
5 months
Perfection in pencil...this is excellent Marcel...nothing more to say really, this drawing speaks for itself.***** xx
5 months
simply awesome and stunning. perfect likeness. 5♥♥♥♥♥
5 months
amazing portrait incredible! awesome -brilliant
5 months
amazing work. to be able to do all that with a pencil - it's just unbelievble. there are so many details, and the hair is excellent. a work of a master.
5 months
Beautiful b/w portrait! Looks like a photo! Aliki
5 months
Perfect! 5 ***** Mike
5 months
amazing, fantabulous
5 months
Unbelievable realism in this portrait. Truly remarkable!!! I love it!!!
5 months
Wow wow and wow That's all I can say about this! :) Kerry
5 months
stunnung love the fuzzy edges of his hair
5 months
OMG that is just supernatural
5 months
perfection! wow, the patience you must have! mind blowing really.
i can feel the mosture in his eyes.
amazing.
5 months
wow
5 months
All I could say is wow!.
5 months
My goodness Marcel this is a stunning piece of work! You have done yourself proud. His hair, those eyes, texture in his jumper. Remarkable. :) Regards Joe
5 months
amazing work, it looks like a photo, 5* its worth more than 5
5 months
wow amazing work well done Max Lines gfimax@yahoo.co.nz
5 months
This is absolutely magnificent, there was no airbrushing involved, no?? Well done, how did you learn to draw like that????5*****.
5 months
This is a pencil on paper, no airbrush involved.
5 months
this is excellent!
5 months
Incredible! you have captured his soul in the eyes.
5 months
this is one of the most realistic paintings I have seen. my complements to you on such tallent
5 months
Thanks, but it is not a painting, just a pencil work on paper...
5 months
that makes no difference to what I said. if anything it is even more brill to me. I have only been painting for 2 years and have only done 10 drawings and I hope that one day I can have your ability.
5 months
No doubt about it, a fabulous portrait of a fabulous man..: )5*****
5 months
A masterpiece for me! You have captured the spirit and aura of the man!
5 months
OMG!AMAZING work!! 5*...you left me without words...!!
4 months
Great work! Love the expression on his face!
4 months
I am so glad you joined this group, all your drawings are an insperation that show what can be acheaved with work and detemination and a passhion for Art. A level of skill that I am sure we all hope to attain as artists.
4 months
Thank you, you are very kind!
4 months
i join mac - you are a great insperation, Marcel.
4 months
Liat that is a kind thing to say, from my heart thank you
4 months
Simply perfect. This is more Hiper-realistic them realistic, because every time I look to that draw I have the idea that Einstein pops up from the screen.
4 months
Wow, what a beautiful portrait. You are a master Marcel...this one is just exquisite!!! 5*****
4 months
I aspire to be able to create a portrait like this where an entire life is visible within the eyes of the subject, where you can see joy and sorrow in the same glimps. I bow down to you Marcel.
4 months
i agree
4 months
A fantastic drawing of my favourite man. 5*
4 months
wowza!!! 5*
4 months
Nice one Marcel
4 months
Fantastic five star work Marcel!
4 months
Marcel this is really great.
4 months
An inspiring man, an equally inspiring artist.
4 months
Incredible,so life like.
4 months
What a fantastic likeness. So much detail especially around the eyes. Very well done 5* and more.
4 months
magnificent!love it!
4 months
the work I see here amazes me...
4 months
i absolutely love this! i cant stop staring at it. i check it out once a day. so skilled.
4 months
I love Einstein. This is a wonderful representation of him. Kat Flint
4 months
Amazing art ,just like the real ting ;)
4 months
Such an amazing picture - I wonder if the reason Einstein always looked so tired is that his brain wouldn't switch off long enough for him to sleep?
4 months
amazing..
4 months
Oh my this is an excellent drawing,I love it!
4 months
E='Wow Amazing!' what is MC squared anyway ?

Unbelievable! Amazing! Fantastic1
4 months
Thank you to all, you are very kind! i will soon have tutorials on line...;-)
4 months
Why I can't watch this man without smile? Great work! 555555!
4 months
Quiet perfect, exellent drawing.
4 months
Very well done, Marcel.
4 months
wow i truelly thought this was a photo great work
4 months
very realistic looks like a photo
4 months
He looks just like a photograph!! WELL DONE!!
4 months
Excellent portrait!! The hair and eyes look so real, and I like the way you made the texture of the sweater and the wrinkles in his face. A++
4 months
Thankyou! You have mastered the craft......Ray
4 months
Excellent!Great work!
4 months
I envy your wonderful talent! Fabulous work and so realistic!
4 months
All I can say is... WOW!!!
4 months
Albert Einstein...2 months old, it skips totaly my eyes Marcel Franquelin.
The great man...You captured him so very well!!
You are a master of light and shadows.
His eyes..Superb!
Again a wonderful artwork from your hand my friend.
With respect, Robert
4 months
Absolutely wonderful, your flawless!
4 months
Marcel,this is amazing pencil portrait.I am sure Albert would nod his head in approval at this wonderful portrait.5* warm regards.Hazel
4 months
je vous felicite. Trés bien, ça merite 5 étoiles
4 months
Wow, really amazing.
4 months
just amazing xx
4 months
i agree with everything thats been said above and can only reiterate what a very good piece of work this is...
cheers David
4 months
Beautiful work - very realistic and capture the essence of that genius that was Albert...
cheers David
4 months
This is so amazing, you are incredibly talented. How wonderful.
4 months
this is so real what can i say.fantastic.
4 months
votre art est magique!
4 months
Hi Marcel, your portraits are amazing, beautiful work in all sorts of mediums :-)
4 months
Absolutely AWESOME! You do such good shading! It looks just like a photograph. I am in awe! S.L. Shreve
4 months
Wonderfully done
4 months
Excellent in all area's of art!!! I am so speechless 5** :)
4 months
Absolutely outstanding work. 5*****
4 months
pf.. i cant believe it.. it's amazing!!! you'r my hero! :)
4 months
this is really nice love it
4 months
Marcel, love all of your work, but this one is so real I could touch him. Janet
4 months
I admire your choice of compositions in your artworks.
4 months
marcel. 5 star plus and speechless.....
4 months
amazing work!
4 months
Your very talented!
4 months
Wonderful graphite pencil sketch of Albert Einstein. Love the expression in his eyes, and face.Fantastic portrait. Regards Angela
4 months
great job well done
3 months
oh my god. thats all i can think of!!! more than 5*s if i could, and theres no need 2 offer constructive critisism, as its perfect!
3 months
just perfect!
3 months
I am awed by this outstanding portrait!.....this is one of the very best I have ever seen, I love the lighting which gives this an amazing depth and reality, also the texture on the jumper is incredible...I cannot give enough praise ******
3 months
Stunning, he looks like a really kind man, you have given that impression of him.
3 months
i stare at pencil work everyday... and not much of it comes close to this.... 6 stars
3 months
I love realism and I have checked out your site. Amazing work and tips you could give me would be greatly appreciated.
3 months
Amazing, a truly life like work of art, 5*****
3 months
Really great!!!! You caught him in thought, which I believe he always was!!!.lol!!! Greta Job!!!
3 months
can't be more real....
3 months
You have truly captured his famous and unique look. Well done! :D
3 months
Too awesome for words!
3 months
Fantastic drawing
3 months
Amazing! This is picture perfect! You are very talented.
Love Einstein.
3 months
Such an awesome portrait!
3 months
genial pintura!!painting genial!
3 months
Photographic. Incredible drawing.
3 months
This picture has such feeling ! It is brilliant *****
3 months
amazing! so life like, i love it
2 months
You sure this isnt a photo? My god so real looking. 5*
2 months
Can't say anything..but....PERFECT...
2 months
Hello Marcel,
I Wish you and your family a Merry XMas and a happy and healthy 2010!
All the best, Robert
2 months
I'm about to say, Einstein looks cute, a lovely grandfather. Excellent portrait.
2 months
This is so real... Fantastic work...
2 months
great job
2 months
Superb. Must have taken many hours of careful, painstaking layering. What pencil grades were involved?
2 months
Great work !!!
2 months
such depth of expression.his eyes tell all.wonderful drawing!!
2 months
This is a stunning drawing.5*
2 months
Congratulation!Superb!
2 months
an amazing drawing
2 months
Love your drawing, such detail, beautiful work
2 months
Now this is what I call ART. Amazing, mind-boggling beautiful.
2 months
really very nice!
2 months
Marvelous!
2 months
A masterpiece of the great man himself!
2 months
That is amazing!
2 months
Amazing work! The detail is wonderful. Love Einstein & love your rendition of the man!
2 months
Thanks, Lisa! Glad you went back to painting, it is an important part of life!
2 months
Outstanding; I am amazed!!!
2 months
its fantastic! i almost thought it was a real photograph!
1 month
You can almost feel his skin. Breathtaking.
1 month
beautifully done.
1 month
Amazing! The detail, I'm so impressed. Love it.
1 month
your work is excellent
1 month
wow! This is a fabulous piece of art! I have now drawn 2 monolith/graphite drawings, but i don't know if i will ever be as good as you! Hope to see more work of yours soon.
One question: how long did it take for you to make this piece?

regards,

Jac Ravensbergen, from Holland
1 month
Marcel, Your work is so accomplished, it may put me to same. This looks like a photograph. Excellent! Blessings, Kay
1 month
I cant understand how you can do that detail... stunning!
1 month
Brilliant!!!!!
1 month
for some reason i love drawings of old people and this is no exception, the more rugged the face and hair the better. its like you can just touch him or talk to him and he`ll answer. well done
1 month
Einstein is one of my favorites and you captured his soul in this piece. Great job! 5*
1 month
Awesome!! masterful!
1 month
a great portrait, wonderful work.
1 month
photographic
1 month
very well done, it looks like a black and white photo. the eyes are amazing!
1 month
better than picture
29 days
FANTASTIC use of black and white! 5*****!
25 days
Just love that beautiful face full of expression
24 days
fantastic painting, the likeness is superb
Regards
Keith Blessed
22 days
Excellent.....
I love this.....!

Jac
22 days
Hey...wait. I didn't think photos were allowed... Oh! Hey! Now THATS a compliment, eh? Good work. :)
20 days
Perfect!
16 days
What a beautiful sketch of my favourite scientist.
14 days
This painting is brilliant, it looks like a photgraph, it's simply amazing.
14 days
Perfect!
12 days
Excellent portrait. on a living! Beautiful!
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