Hereβs my portrait of Ash done by Simone Mulas, all framed up. Done in charcoal, I asked Simone to create a photo-realistic portrait of Ash and I think he delivered the most amazing result. The detail is mind blowing. You have to see it in person to really appreciate the fact this thing is hand drawn, but I did my best to capture it in photos.
I feel like itβs more than just photo realism, though. I feel like the portrait captures so much of who Ash was as a person. The tragedy, but also the beauty of who he was, both in his youth and his brilliance, and the sadness of his lost potential. Thereβs a sense of nostalgia in it. It feels like a picture Eiji might have taken of him, not long before he died.
