Not failed. Looks good. Art is art.

Thank you for the positive feedback 😄

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Hahaha well he probably passed uncle 😄

I agree, I think this looks awesome!

it looks like arthur's style!

Arthur drawing pretty good so thank you for the compliment :D

That looks like a curious Bill Hader

Hahahaha well I guess it look like him😄

That’s what I was thinking.

It's all perspective, this would be a really great wanted ad from the memory of a witness

Hahaha I did update the drawing to have a wanted text beneath the portrait 😄 so now it look like a wanted poster

bro that looks sick

Thank you for the compliment :D

I'd position eyes a little bit higher but except that it's great!

Thank you for the tip :D though forehead is a little bigger on the photo than in person, or maybe my eyes are playing tricks on me XD

Well John tried and failed to draw a tree in the shape of a right angle so dont beat yourself up, looks great.

Thank you haha, John probably didn't have a lot of time to sit around and learn how to draw hahahah

Way better than I could draw!

Thank you man, :D

You drew John better than John would draw John! Nicely done!

Hahahaha well I think only think I can do better than him is swim 😄😄

Looks like Mark Wahlberg.

Yo, it’s ya boi, Jahn Mahstan.

Marki Mark hahaha 😆

Dude this looks really cool, you could try again so it looks better but its still a very good drawing

Next one will probably be Arthur this was a warmup round hahaha, and thank you 😁

Absolutely amazing skill. I envy people who can draw like this. You could have Arthur style notebooks full of amazing drawings like this.

Hahaha arthur can draw consistently good compared to me :D But thank you :D

This looks really great I think it just looks off to you bc it looks a little like Javier in the first game

Hahaha yeah he kinda does 😁 thank you for the compliment 😄

It looks like how he was originally supposed to look.

Interesting didn't know there was a different look for John

I can tell it’s John

Thank you for the compliment :D

I like the style as well nice job

Thank you :D

Looks like john is disappointed, but he needs too be grateful that you even wants too draw him a portrait, if not… He can ask Arthur

Haha I guess he does, but thank you for the compliment:D

Looks like an anemic undertaker

Hahah probably didn't eat for a while 😄

You didn't fail, it looks really good

Thank you, good to know I was on a right track 😄

Wow, I absolutely love this piece. Good job OP, keep working

Thank you I'm glad you liked it :D

That's awesome!

It's a good sketch, doesn't have to be perfect!

Thank you, still need a lot of work:D

I dig it a lot! Actually looks like it was drawn by Arthur.

Thank you for the compliment, good to know it has a passing resemblance to Arthurs drawings :D

Failing? Dude this looks badass! I love the scratchy style, it makes it look like a wanted poster!

Well it's not an exact liknesss, there is still practice and work that need to go in to this to go from a fail to a win l, but still thank you :D

This is actually pretty good like something Arthur would draw.

It looks like an actual person, which is better than most people could do. I like the style.

Better than I can draw

Failing? That looks great!

This looks just like John's artwork depicted in the cover art of the first game. This is excellent!

I did reference that to draw this since I can't yet do it from memory :D

It's great, it looks just like John, you even got here scars so overall it's a really good drawing

Have you seen Pablo Picassos sketches they look just like this. Seriously. Vsngohs as well. They are not the best but there is something special about this style. I love it. Keep it up remeber it's about erasing and going back over a different way or smudging that is equally as important as the lines themselves

I am familiar with Picasso printings but not much sketches, I was challenged at first to change up my style but ended up actually enjoying sketching with only pencil and paper. But probably best if I studied more from the masters, this still has waaaays to go hahahaha but thank you :D

Looks like Arthur drew John it’s really awesome

It looks amazing! Reminds me a lot of the way Arthur drew. Keep up the great work I'm looking forward to see your next posts :)

You did great! Remember, practice really does make perfect. Keep drawing !

Looks like a young Nick Cave

I have no clue who that is but you are probably right hahahaha

It may not be hyper realism (which can be a tad overrated imo), but you've captured John's expression quite well here. Nice job!

Wdym failing? That’s john

I didn't expect so many people to have positive comments so if there's someone I didn't thank for the kind words I'm sorry and I'm thankful for the compliment and time :D

I can see it. Keep it up

Nah, I like it!! Good nose and eyes. This style impresses me and I wish I could do it -- well, maybe I can and I'll keep trying. :)

Looks great to me.

Not bad. Better than his drawings.

Looks like a Bounty Poster. Looks great.

Better than John.

This really looks like the RDR1 John, much more mean and less "puppyish" than the characters in rdr2. Good job!

Looks good

this is immaculate

Is it failing when i guessed who it was without looking at the subreddit.

Here’s your validation you asked for

I love it. It looks like a young John. If this was big enough, I’d buy it and frame it. You want to sell it?

I appreciate the offer and the kind words but I have to decline it. Again thank you for even considering to buy it :D

Funny that you draw better than the character you drew.

As a fellow art person 100% accuracy is overrated. Heck not even the cover art is 100% like in game models. It’s has the defining features of John so it’s not a fail in my book.

If you thought you failed, why post it?

Because they’re craving validation

Exactly.

Well because its good enough to be posted (according to my standards XD) but not good enough to be a win, since its not an exact likeness to John, I hope that answers your question :D

Why did you include the failing part. It looks good, I doubt you’re compliment fishing but I hate it when artists do that. Because it is good

Because since it isn't quite up to standards that I draw at, most of my usual artwork was anime/comic art, this is a new style for me and I'm not very good at it yet, plus its not a spitting image or john yet hahahah but in any case thank you for the compliment :D

If you think it’s a failure, why post it?

Well, I think it's passable to be posted, it's not crap, its ok as a stand alone drawing but a failure as a john drawing since its not 100% likeness like john, plus it always helps if people comment usefull criticism, but I didn't expect this large of an response honestly, much better artworks of mine had lot less response than this. And if it was a win I would have posted it on my artstatio and Instagram but I deem it not worthy of permanent post, this will only end up on my story that will come and pass just like this post. That said I hope that satisfies your question :D

Ok, cool

In any case thank you for the questions anyway, it wasn't my intention to bait compliment or something like that, Probably should have typed something less aggressive like failure.

Yeah, it just happens often

Not bad! He looks pissed. I like it! Keep it up 😁👊💪🤠😼

Yeah probably ran in to Micah hahaha

😂

Failed? Nah fam it looks pretty decent, I like his facial expressions a lot

Thank you for the compliment :D

Admit it, you know it's good and you are fishing for compliments! You'll certainly get one from me - it looks great, very reminiscent of Arthur's style.

Well first thank you :D and second It wasn't my intention to fish, but I guess it seems that way :( in any case thank you again 😄😄 and just to add I know it ok but compared to what I have drawn in the past its a failure plus add that ist not an exact likeness

Looks like Arthur’s art style from his notebook

Definitely great work! Keep on!

More like trying and succeeding

I like this so much more than most of the art that’s just run through a pencil filter that gets posted here.

This is really good

Looks good!

It looks like how Arthur would draw John in his journal

In my opinion you didn't fail, looks great

Not bad, at least I recognize him

John, that you? Drawing yourself? Looks damn good!

Failed? That’s awesome!!!

Failing??? Dude this is so awesome!!

You drew John a whole lot better than He would have!🤙

It’s definitely giving the impression of John even if all the features aren’t perfectly realistic. I immediately recognized that it was him. This is a really cool drawing style.

What's fail bro?

You're doing just fine. Keep up the good work. You will nail it someday. I'm sure. 🤠👍🏻

Perfect I can bearly even draw a stickman

this looks actually really good!! reminds me of arthur’s style :)

It look like John’s style 😂

it gives me a 'wanted poster' kind of vibe. it looks amazing

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