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Working my way through his piece. My reference image is about 3"x4" so it's pretty hard to see those really fine details that I like to add. Pretty much had to improvise and create my own "next level" details. On a side note, you can only add detail to a white jersey through shading. In other words, there are no hard lines - just slight gradations to add a wrinkle on the jersey or to give shape to the pads. Almost ready to start working on @beastmode. That's when the fun starts! #drawing #art @seahawks #seattle #seahawks @12s #gohawks

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Back in the lab, and working on a new piece! It's all fun and games until you get run over by @beastmode! #ComingSoon #GetSome @seahawks #seattle #seahawks #drawing #art #pnw

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Working my way through the jersey. My reference image is pretty small so I cannot see much of the finer details. As such, I've had to improvise to really get that next level of realism. I'll likely go back and refine this area and truly make it jump off the page. #drawing #art #seahawks #rams #seattle @seahawks #beastmode #pnw @beastmode @stlouisrams

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Building up layers of shading on the arm. I'll probably go over this area 4+ times to continually add finer details and really give the skin a life-like texture. #art #drawing #seattle #pnw @stlouisrams @seahawks @beastmode

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Finally getting started on @beastmode! Whoo hoo! And, yes, he's running over two @stlouisrams players! #GetSome #drawing #art @seahawks #seattle #12s #seahawks #12thman

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Chipping away on @beastmode. Lots of strange shadows and glares reflecting from his visor. Welp, just gonna draw what I see! ✏🙌 @seahawks @stlouisrams #seattle #seahawks #art #drawing #12s

A post shared by Keegan Hall (@keegan.hall) on Aug 29, 2015 at 1:19pm PDT

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Had the break the pencil out and get back on this @beastmode piece! Still working on the arm, and starting to add the first layer of shading to the glove. @seahawks #art #drawing #seattle #seahawks #12s #12thman #pnw

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Just started adding the first layer of shading to @beastmode's pants. Overall the pants are pretty dark so I still have a ways to go since I'm slowly adding layers of slightly darker shades. It's easy to get ahead of myself and just color the entire pants dark, but the gradual build-up of shades ultimately gives it a more life-like appearance. @seahawks #art #drawing #seattle #seahawks #12s #12thman #pnw

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Searching for the right line(s) in @beastmode's shoes. I know they're here somewhere! Haha. Shoes are always a pain to draw when they're this small - especially when I'm working from a low-res image. In the pic, the shoes basically look like an blob of off-white shades and I cannot make out any of the laces. However, I'm drawing the image much larger so you *should* be able to see that detail. Welp, time to improvise! @seahawks #drawing #art #seattle #seahawks #pnw #12s #12thman

A post shared by Keegan Hall (@keegan.hall) on Sep 5, 2015 at 10:31am PDT

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Got @beastmode's shoe finished. Spent a lot of time trying to figure out where the shoe laces should be... considering that they weren't very visible in the low res image. I still want them to look "real" so I added some additional shading beyond what I could make out in the image. I also added more detail to his pants to give them more shape and texture. Moving my way back up to his shoulder pads now! @seahawks #art #drawing #seattle #seahawks #12s #12thman #gohawks

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Didn't get to draw much last week since I was putting a lot of time in the $40k fundraiser. We hit our goal, and now I'm baaaack to drawing! Got most of @beastmode's pants finished (went back in and added more details to enhance the wrinkles, etc). Now, onto the shoe! Did I mention how much I dislike drawing shoe laces?! Lol 🙂 #drawing #art @seahawks #seattle #seahawks #pnw #gohawks

A post shared by Keegan Hall (@keegan.hall) on Sep 17, 2015 at 11:17am PDT

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So many tiny details and slight wrinkles in @beastmode's gloves. Sometimes I use my pencil to just add dots to the image, similar to pixel, until I can really find where I want to add the shading. @seahawks #seattle #seahawks #seahawksnation #gohawks #drawing #art #pnw

A post shared by Keegan Hall (@keegan.hall) on Sep 20, 2015 at 11:33am PDT

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Got the first layer of shading done on @beastmode's arm. It's difficult to see his tattoos in the small image that I'm drawing from so I'm trying to use other images for reference. Should finish him today, and then I'll add one more Rams player getting run over! 💪😎✏🏈 @seahawks #art #drawing #seattle #seahawks #gohawks #pnw

A post shared by Keegan Hall (@keegan.hall) on Sep 22, 2015 at 10:39am PDT

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Added the first layer of shading to the pants/pads of the fallen Rams player. The first layer always looks rough but I'll refine it several more times to pull the details out. @beastmode @seahawks #art #drawing #seattle #seahawks #gohawks #beastmode #12s

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Just starting to add the reflections on the helmet of the second @stlouisrams player. I'm gonna go bananas on these reflections and really pack in a ton of detail! Can't wait! @beastmode @seahawks #art #drawing #wip #seattle #seahawks #pnw #gohawks

A post shared by Keegan Hall (@keegan.hall) on Sep 30, 2015 at 11:25am PDT

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Reflections galore! Adding deeper and darker shades to give greater contrast to the helmet and really make it shine. The key is to draw what I see. These reflections are very abstract so I really want to accurately capture the subtle changes in light/dark shades to make the helmet look more life-like. @beastmode @seahawks @stlouisrams #art #drawing #seattle #seahawks #gohawks #pnw #12thman

A post shared by Keegan Hall (@keegan.hall) on Oct 2, 2015 at 11:23am PDT

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Getting closer to finishing this piece! Added a ton of detail in the arms of the @stlouisrams player on the ground. For me, the secret to getting realistic skin is by slowly building up layers of shading using a pencil, and then slowly taking away areas of those layers using an eraser. This is how I get so many slightly gradation changing in really small areas, which gives the skin and much more realistic look and feel. @beastmode @seahawks #art #drawing #seattle #seahawks #12thman #12s #gohawks

A post shared by Keegan Hall (@keegan.hall) on Oct 16, 2015 at 11:04am PDT

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My idea of a great Saturday night: staying home and drawing individual blades of grass... Lol! Actually I drew this on Sunday (took my wife out on Saturday night... Gotta play a little too!). It's crazy how long the grass takes. After a while my hand starts hurting because you have to be precise while pressing pretty hard with the pencil. Three hours of drawing grass so far. Yay! So much fun! 😝✏😬 #art #drawing @beastmode @seahawks @stlouisrams #seattle #seahawks #12s

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