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dedicated to ~lilie1111, who was kind enough to scan the latest Uncut magazine for reference photos and send them to me!

My inspiration for this one came from Led Zeppelin’s concert live at Madison Sq Garden in 1973 (DVD). I took the screen cap, which is really blurry, and pulled Jimmy out of it as I drew. (See the crappy ref photo here: [link] )
Always mysterious, none of the photos I came across seemed to capture his persona. So here it is, my version. Hope you like it!


charcoal and gouache on illustration board.
about 5 hours, start to finish.
color filter and spotlights added in Photoshop.
best viewed full size.
B&W version here: [link]

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:iconmiss-bilvy:
This is beautiful. Your work never ceases to amaze me :]

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:iconailfinn:
It's beautiful

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:iconlilie1111:
omg,that´s so beautiful! :worship:you´re very talented and thank you for the dedication it´s such an honour:heart: even my dad was jealous when he saw your portrait,ha ha:-) great work!!!;) as I expected
:iconcblair:
Thank you! :hug:

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Man’s evolution consists in the process of changing to forms that are not of this world. Grows he in time to the formless — to live on a higher plane. Know that you must become formless before you can be one with the Light.
- Emerald Tablets of Thoth
:iconcblair:
Thanks! It's sometimes a struggle, but always a joy to draw! :D

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Man’s evolution consists in the process of changing to forms that are not of this world. Grows he in time to the formless — to live on a higher plane. Know that you must become formless before you can be one with the Light.
- Emerald Tablets of Thoth
:iconcblair:
Thanks, I'm really glad you like it!

This was a hard draw, because the photo I worked from was so blurry but it did seem to capture his stage presence, as he flows with the music. Maybe the soft focus echoes the enigma. I will probably post the other version later today, the one which is just B&W.

Is you Dad an artist, also?

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Man’s evolution consists in the process of changing to forms that are not of this world. Grows he in time to the formless — to live on a higher plane. Know that you must become formless before you can be one with the Light.
- Emerald Tablets of Thoth
:icontearyoursoulapart:
you never cease to amaze! You should totally do an art trade with me! :] I wanna see you draw Brendon shirtless

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:iconlilie1111:
yeah,I do!:nod: you have got amazing skills,really....:worship::worship:
I saw the reference picture and I think that it was really blurry, so just... wow! :-)
My daddy isn´t artist but he´s a huge LZ fan:D you know, we often argue, because in my "top list" Pink Floyd are first and then Dire Straits and my dad he loves LZ,they´re number one for him and he has the same favourite music but quite different number sequence:D than I do. So we often watch VH1 ( MTV is no longer a MUSIC television for me :-( ) and we watched" The best guitar riffs" hit parade recently and Knopfler was number 2:explosion: with "Money For Nothing" and guess who win? LZ, of course, so he likes to tease me:-) Sorry for such a long explanation:XD:
:iconcblair:
Thanks!!
I like both older "classic" rock as well as alot of the new alternative music, I am extremely eclectic in my likes and dislikes- I was really young during the Woodstock era, so I never got to see them (LZ) in concert. What inspired me was seeing the concert DVD that was released last year. Maybe it was the possibility of a reunion tour that really got me excited. I guess I should have hopped a plane to London last Dec.

I have some Dire Straits and Pink Floyd in my collection as well. Pink Floyd, in concert, was something not to miss! Yeah, MTV is not what it started out to be, :( but I sometimes watch FUSE and VH1. Can't say I watch much TV anymore, I'm usually glued to my computer.

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Man’s evolution consists in the process of changing to forms that are not of this world. Grows he in time to the formless — to live on a higher plane. Know that you must become formless before you can be one with the Light.
- Emerald Tablets of Thoth

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