![folio-50years-01](http://jokke-svin.dk/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/folio-50years-01-480x359.jpg)
This is a crop of the original.
![folio-50years-02](http://jokke-svin.dk/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/folio-50years-02.jpg)
I don't think I've ever made this many lines in one illustration!
![folio-50years-08 Some experimentation with coloring](http://jokke-svin.dk/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/folio-50years-08.jpg)
Experimenting with colors. Some of the grid lines are still visible here...
![folio-50years-09 Workspace in Photoshop. This is basically how I did it: I had the reference image, a zoomed in canvas and an overview canvas.](http://jokke-svin.dk/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/folio-50years-09.jpg)
Workspace in Photoshop. This is basically how I did it: I had the reference image, a zoomed in canvas and an overview canvas.
About this project
My father turned 50 the 7th of December, so I decided to portray him. It’s the first time I’ve ever made a portrait of my father, so I really wanted to make a nice one.
I drew it using my Wacom and had a reference photo of my dad next to it. The Photoshop document measures 50 x 70 cm (300 dpi) so it took a lot of resources of my computer to work with it.
At the bottom of the “poster” I’ve written: “50 * y todavía fuerte! Cada línea en este retrato representa un deséo de que tienes un futuro feliz. Te quiero papa! – tu hijo“. Look it up in a dictionary :)
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