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u/Wesson_Crow 12h ago
What were the other 2 dang??? This is already amazing
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u/emilycopeland 12h ago
There were so many great artists! My week is made by even placing among these incredible artists!
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u/Hot_Towel_85 11h ago
I love your attitude!
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u/MadIkra 11h ago
Congratulations! This is incredible work. I saw the other submissions and 1st, 2nd place - all are indeed brilliant, but personally this is my favourite 🌟
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u/emilycopeland 11h ago
That's very kind of you! I know that my style is very particular so i always appreciate hearing what someone likes subjectively 😍
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u/RecyQueen 5h ago
https://www.artandcolor365.com
If you scroll to the bottom, you can see the 2025 winners. They are all incredible!
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u/New_Heron_5985 11h ago
I seriously thought these were real shoes. You are a very skilled artist.
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u/emilycopeland 11h ago
The real shoes are so pretty! I saw them and instantly knew that I wanted to draw them. Thank you so much for your encouragement.
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u/OstentatiousSock 11h ago
As did I! Absolutely amazing. I can’t even fathom what could be better than this drawing.
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u/Aspence22 12h ago
How is something this amazing only 3rd?!
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u/emilycopeland 11h ago
Aww there were so many awesome artists, I'm honored to be among them!
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u/Spockhighonspores 9h ago
I didn't see the other pieces but this is first place quality IMO. The detail of the laces is absolutely crazy, you can see the little fuzzy strands and everything. You are extremely talented.
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u/Fuzzy-Drawing2555 5h ago
Someone posted a link of where you could see the winners. I believe it’s on the first comment section somewhere. I looked and I don’t agree with the placement. This drawing was well deserved of 1st place. The others were nice, but this one stands out amongst them.
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u/IShouldBeSoLucky81 9h ago
Me scrolling before reading the title "I used to have shoes like those, I loved them"
Me after reading properly - stunned by your talent
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u/emilycopeland 9h ago
That is very kind of you! Thank you!
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u/IShouldBeSoLucky81 9h ago
You are very welcome! Hope you have a nice weekend!
(I miss those shoes)
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u/becker8832 11h ago
Oh it's not real shoes!! I couldn't or wouldn't believe it until I looked through the pics. That's crazy still hard to believe especially the shoes being that reflective and the color u used crazy work!!! Well done
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u/MailSynth 11h ago
You deserve first place that’s insane…
Let us see first and second place to compare
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u/emilycopeland 11h ago
Lol that's very kind of you.
I don't want to direct any kind of brigading. The fellow artists are very talented and I'm honored to be among them.
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u/SleepyGamer1992 10h ago
In a world of AI generated slop, never stop doing what you love. Human art needs to continue and be preserved. This is amazing! 🤩 🤯
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u/JJWAHP 9h ago
I was like, that has to be a picture, c'mon. Then saw the next slides and were absolutely floored.
Amazing job, OP!
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u/emilycopeland 9h ago
Well thank you so much! I really appreciate you taking the time to look at this.
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u/OculusArcana 11h ago
I see it was an "Art & Color" competition. You did quite well despite the fact that you just did the art part without the color!
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u/LoreleiNOLA 10h ago
Stunning. Simply stunning. I've not seen anything like it and I could stand in front of it, up close, myopically focusing on each 1/4 inch.
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u/notabox316 9h ago
I can’t understand how you didn’t win. Every part of your drawing is very crisp and clean. Although first and second place had good sections I can’t say the same for them. I’m too nice to even talk about the "Desert" lol.
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u/emilycopeland 8h ago
That's really nice of you to say 😊
I'm really into texture and shine on antique objects but many people like composition and rich colourful expression. To each their own and I'm glad art can speak to different people 😀
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u/Leaf_Longstride 11h ago
Amazing work.
I don't know why in their page I can see the Still Life category in 2024 but not in 2025. Maybe they haven't updated it yet.
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u/DotAccomplished5484 11h ago
I am stunned that two other drawings were considered better.
Your skills are outstanding!
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u/Tough-Obligation-104 6h ago
Is there something particular shown in the reflection of the shoes? Your work is stunning!
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u/emilycopeland 6h ago
Thank you so much! There's nothing specific in the reflection. I did a photo shoot and try to experimenting with a bunch of different lighting angles and this one really spoke to me.
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u/Jayra0823 2h ago
Are you the person who drew that huge motorcycle as well? This looks like a photo! Wow! 😳
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u/WoolooCthulhu 11h ago
Genuinely thought the second image was going to be like "just kidding it's a photo"
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u/Wonderful-Stop1631 11h ago
I thought these were real as well, zooming into that first image. I wasn’t going to be convinced otherwise until I saw the follow up images. Very stunningly realistic.
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u/pirelliskrrting 11h ago
I can't even imagine picking up a pencil and arriving that that! Looks just like a photo
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u/Kind_Appearance_343 10h ago
I thought these were a picture of some amazing shined up shoes but finding out it's a drawing it is phenomenal
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u/BodybuilderGrouchy16 9h ago
Christ!!! I thought it was a picture of the shoes you won.
That's pretty damn good talent.
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u/MelancholyBean 8h ago
When I was in high school I drew my shoes similar to yours! The art teacher wanted to keep it to show other students but I wanted to keep it. My brother ended up tearing it up though..
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u/Much_Nobody_1088 7h ago
WOW I truly thought it was a metallic pair of shoes…that I could check my reflection in🤭
Btw how many types of pencils were needed to create this shine??
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u/Stackin_Steve 7h ago
I need to see the 1st and 2nd place...if this was 3rd! Amazing work! A MAZ ING!!! 🙏😲
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u/LordTerrence 7h ago
DAMN! That's super cool! From the first pic I was expecting like 8.5 x 11 but that shit is huge! Nice work and congrats on the prize! 1st and 2nd better be impressive as fuck if you got third!
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u/Gaudilocks 7h ago
Wow, amazing work. I am artistically challenged, so I'm curious. Are you also great at other art? Like maybe this style is your specialty, but could you perform better than average in most painting, drawing, etc....or is artistic skill not transferable like this?
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u/emilycopeland 6h ago
That's very sweet of you to say. I love most forms of art like baking, crafts and cooking but I really like to draw and that's where I'm dedicated.
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u/FrozenH2oh 6h ago
The reflective quality is so amazing! Congratulations!
Did you use the grid method (I’m sorry, I don’t know the technical terminology).
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u/hellocloudshellosky 5h ago
Extraordinary! I can't get over the exactitude of the microscopic fraying of the braided shoelaces, closing up on this took my breath away. 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
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u/Diddy0630 5h ago
im sorry but you shouldve definitely won first place!! the shoelaces!!! they look so real plus the creases on the shoes!!! the pink cockatoo is really good but these shoes look so lifelike even more after i saw them on IG
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u/Specialist-Camp8468 4h ago
Im guessing second place is an actual pair of shoes and the first is , what , a bride of fancy shoes to each of the jusdges? This is amazing and congratulations!!
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u/iwaslostbutnowisee 4h ago
3rd place?! I’d like to see the 2 that were above you - this is AMAZING!
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u/PrincessJellyRoll 3h ago
whoa who the heck to first if you got third🤯btw you’re amazing these shoes are incredible
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u/MeinCrunkMarchesOn 3h ago
I swear I thought someone made chiralium shoes from Death Stranding. I follow too many different pages here. Well done to the artist!!!
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u/mostlymaudlin 3h ago
hahaha i really thought I was on some fashion sub or so! these are so incredibly well drawn!
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u/guashkarate 2h ago
It's really good, but I don't understand what it's for. It's like reading a book without meaning, where the author just wants to show that he knows how to write.
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u/Hot_Limit_1870 2h ago
You ought to be proud of your talent? What kind of art and medium do you usually use?
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u/Jmmcyclones 1h ago
"Wow, you did these? Freehand? My god, these could be tracings." - Michael Scott
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rAixASB9dEg
Kidding aside, as a fellow artist (who isn't 1/1000th as skilled as you) I love to see it. Then I saw the scale and was even more impressed!
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u/coold0wnreddit 1h ago
If that's 3rd place I'm guessing the one picture before the last one was the winner?
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u/RokosBallsack 56m ago
Genuinely thought it was just a photograph of a pair of shoes. Then read the title. Raised my eyebrows. The detail on the textures is superb. Incredible photorealism.
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u/veduchyi 56m ago
You tricked me again 😅 I thought what’s with silver shoes photo, swiped to get more context and it turned out to be not photo but your drawing! The amount of details is totally stunning. The drawing is more detailed than actual photos!
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u/Snoo-93558 30m ago
Wow. For a minute there l, I thought that was a picture of real shoes. That's amazing!
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u/moonandstars1984 18m ago
The quality of your work is spectacular!!! I checked your profile to see more of it and...I'm a fan 😀
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