Portrait Sketch
Pencil on Cartridge Paper - 9.5" x 7.5" (Approx.)
Portrait Sketch
Pencil on Cartridge Paper - 7" x 7.5" (Approx.)
Monday 21 April 2014
Sunday Sketches
I've often wondered how those brilliant (mostly American) illustrators were able to convey form and expression on a face with just cross-hatching so I tried it here. It does obviously convey more detail than charcoal ever could with a similar technique, but lots more practice is needed. Again, the photographs just don't show these small works properly. Maybe I should get a digital camera that can take good black and white shots. The paper is a creamy white in both sketches, but I just couldn't adjust them to look like the originals. Not a problem really.
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2 comments:
Strong and beautiful features on this man, Anne! I love what you are doing with these portraits. I wish I could do them half as well...I have to use grids and even then, they seem to lack something.
Thanks again Sherry - it's good to be back drawing again.
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