Lionel Messi by Red Dust Art

in art •  7 years ago 

"La Pulga"

I had a lot of fun painting this portrait for my Husband's Birthday present. I've painted portraits a couple times before I came to the Steemit platform. However, I never practiced drawing people consistently.

Steemit has pushed me to stretch my skillset to remain relevant as an artist. You have to create something new every week or people forget about you, heck people forget about you within a couple hours.

22 x 30 inches cold press 300lb cotton paper, watercolor, 2018


First Layer

Background

Drawing

Last WIP


Lionel Messi Biography


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All crazy Messi fans will be thrilled.
Good job on showing your skill.
Keep on steemin'

@reddust,
Yeah people can forget you, but good friends never! When your Husbands' B'dy? Yeah this is a great gift for him! Amazing artwork as you always do!

Cheers~

I have no comment except " You are an artist "
I love you my dear @reddust

@askmee, I really had fun with this one, many times I struggle so and wonder why I paint...hahaha

Maybe I'll just focus on painting sports figures.

Yes it is a good choice of who is the next player? Maybe Neymar or Cristiano Ronaldo

I’m thinking of painting a female athlete 🏃🏻‍♀️

Maria sharapova lol!

I know who she is...lalalala!serveimage.jpeg

Well messi is one of the greatest soccer players that ever lived
And i think that you did him justice

Thank you @steemitwarrior!

Aww messi..he is mine most of favourite player..he is a number 1 player in world i love him so much he is a wonderful player

Thanks dear friend for sharing with us ur lovely post @reddust

I would love to take my husband to a game someday paid by my steemit earnings <3 thank you @mizanuk

Really nice painting! its really impressed me. Messi actually is my favourite player. So I am very happy to get this painting through your post.

Thank you @jareen61, portraits are difficult for me, I have only recently started seriously painting people.

Your painting looks a real messi. Your skill is very sharp.

Thank you @mominsdt, I am still learning, maybe I always be a student...haha <3

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followed you due to your response

You have a good drawing skill. I am also interested in building drawing skill but unfortunately I have no enough time for myself to improve. But I appreciate your work.

I am retired, most of my life I've had to work and raise a family. I understand <3 thank you @racco...

wow it is amazing. great job. I bet your Husband will love it.

My husband helped me, he would tell me what needed improvement. Thank you @skullangs.

Great job dear red your talent to paint is simply awesome, i mean you can paint a plants player so nice. Regards

I didn't catch his face perfectly but I tried, I am happy with my effort thank you dear @dim753. I think I made him more handsome than he really is....hahaha <3

Nah the face looks very similar 90% sure. Regards

even i'm not messi's fun but i do love the work, you have such a great talent love it.

Thank you @yassinof!

It's coming together really nicely! Quite realistic, I would say.
I guess that's how the world works, right? Gotta get yourself out there all the time if you don't want people to forget ya...

Yeah, I defiantly have struggled to get noticed and I think it has improved my skills as an artist and a writer. But my brain feels like a bowl full of jello right now....thank you @trendo!

Haha my brain often feels like a bowl full of jello!

You are so goog, I am sure taht your husband love it this paint

My husband loves the painting, he helped me through critiquing <3

well its true art keep going

Thank you @azizuhassan

Wow...one of My favorite soccer player Lionel Messi. Superb and amazing. Look at his eyes, reaction. Yes...This is real Lionel. Nice using water color. Thanks for shared.

My husband's favorite as well, we watched Messi play today. Thank you @dragonking

You drawn outstanding gift to your hubby. He got amazing creations.

I will be framing this piece next week, I am looking forward on hanging Messi on my husband's office wall. Thank you @kingsbery.

Excellent creativity @reddust. You're really creative. Now lional mesi live play on your painting.

Creativity comes with a price, it takes a lot of energy, I am exhausted...I'm gonna sleep well tonight! Thank you @madushanka.

Wow.... so nice.... it’s an excellent work..... you have different style on your art....I like it so much... keep it up.. thanks for sharing.

Thank you @prova!

Your husband has good advice @reddust , you've drawn a masterpiece

I love my husband so much, maybe this is why I had so much fun with this piece. Or maybe I just like painting action pieces. I will definitely paint more sports figures!

You can draw Buffon Juventus goalkeeper :p

Good to hear that your husband love Leo Messi nice gift then
Btw again i posted today my second painting

I will check you art out! Thank you @soufianechakrouf

Wow red, you absolutely nailed it, this is brilliant!! Eric Cantona is my all time favorite player. He had it all. King-Eric-Cantona-Is-Number-Seven.jpg

I know Eric, I watch him play when my husband watches the matches. I am going to paint a family athlete next...but right now I am doing a commission work to hang in someone's living room. I just finished researching and I will be drawing it out tomorrow. Prolly won't see me for a couple days cause I will be playing with my paints.

This will be a great gift for your husband, I have no doubt dear friend @reddust.
Congratulations for the beautiful work you have created
Have a beautiful day

OMG @jlufer, it's been so long...(hugs and kisses) thank you <3

We want prints! we want prints! we want prints! :)

I will get some prints soon, I have a few touch ups to do first...thank you @pittsburghodlr🙏

really nice work @reddust i like it, this is my new artwork can you see it if you have much time

! https://steemit.com/art/@florian.art/drawing-made-it-for-competition

It's not polite to post your link and I will check my commenters work if they comment on my post regularly.

Yes people forget even if you do great artistic word, but atleast you have good memory in the end. Glad to know that this community stretched your artistic sense, it's a great community which help all of us to do better in life. so keep sharing @reddust

wow this is so cool and wonderful lovely touch given in the background this has to be everyone's favourite

well i think we don't forget about you great artist you are and you just scale up your skills with each work :)

What a great design and gift for a good husband on his birthday from the wife. I wish I can draw messi footh alone but I couldn't now am pushed by you to work of art. I pray is not too late for me loiz

its thundering all over messi great gift you will give to your husband :)

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your work is really amazing so good to see messi making his moves :)

Wow, very nice drawing. :)

Oh my God this too good. You are brilliant and i hope your will love this painting too.

Great picture, bravo! I like it a lot!

G.O.A.T !!

@reddust Agreed this is a really competitive community where people forget you after a while but I don't think people will forget such a great artist... If you draw this well than sooner or later you are going to succeed no matter people remember you or not.

@reddust wow nice post,This game needs building. Then people bored with killing pikachus non-stop can do something else.
Hey, your damage is much stronger now, horay :d
It almost oneshots them when the combination works.##Upvote/Resteem###

Your husband will love it. Fabulous. The best gift in the world is something made with time and effort and most of all from the heart.
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Waooo, lovely painting @reddust
I want to wish your husband a splendid happy birthday celebration....... I hope he knows that he has a beautiful and gorgeous, Intelligent, creative, innovative, artistic and generous wife.
Ever since I have been following and reading your post, you always ditch out post with high quality content.
You are vast in knowledge from what I have seen so far since I followed you on January.
Keep doing what you know how to do best. The sky will be you stepping stone.
Happy following you.
Once more happy birthday to him, I wish him long life in good health, more love, more favour

I think your Artistry is phenomenal. He should show a copy too Messi. I bet you would enjoy it thanks for sharing with us here on steemit