Well, I Had To Try Again Seeing the first Week 25 image bugged me every time I looked at my home page, so I tried again today with the goal of correcting the head tilt (which I lost last time). I also used larger sized charcoal paper so I could work on the face details….
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Week 25: After Anna Bilinska, by Sunnyside
Oops! As usual, I did not have the right kind of paper or the time to tone with watercolor, so I used gray toned Strathmore drawing paper and toned with colored charcoal. Unfortunately, this paper was not a good choice because I could not push the charcoal around easily, which is all the fun. I…
Week 24: Stoic, by Sunnyside
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Week 23: Skullduggery, by Sunnyside
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Week 22: Shade, by Sunnyside
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Week 21: After Dorothea Lange, by Sunnyside
Practice Goals My initial goal in this exercise was to practice placing the four figures on the page. Beginning with a perfectly composed photo like this one made this much easier. That hand, however, was a bugger. I know nothing about drawing hands – and that shows! See Original Photo Dorothea Lange: Migrant Mother Dorothea…
Week 20: After Rubens, by Sunnyside
Hmmm…I need to try this one again — much to learn here. Since I did not have time to tone my paper with watercolor as he suggested, I tried using tinted charcoal on tan sketching paper for the background. I never could tell whether we were supposed to be using graphite or charcoal on the…
Week 19: After Ligozzi, by Sunnyside
Quick Sketchbook Exercise I am planning to try a charcoal drawing copying Christ’s face in Jacopo Ligozzi‘s Christ Carrying the Cross, so I practiced with a quick value sketch today using graphite. See full image At Sunnyside: Jacopo Ligozzi: Christ Carrying the Cross (1604) Thanks for Visiting 🙂 ~Sunnyside
Week 18: She Sees, by Sunnyside
First Portrait In the last few weeks I have drawn an isolated eye, nose, mouth, and ear, but this is my first time trying a whole face. I did not finish, but I am satisfied with my earnest effort and am looking forward to working on a portrait drawing course next. Thanks for Visiting 🙂…
Week 17: Hit Refresh, by Sunnyside
This is a lesson on The Virtual Instructor paid site. I want to try again on different paper and experiment with using powdered graphite, which I did not have today. Lots to practice and learn when I repeat this one! Thanks for Visiting 🙂 ~Sunnyside
Week 15: Chimichonga, by Sunnyside
First Solo No video lesson this time! I took the reference photo on my iphone, edited in photoshop, made a gray scale, and did this quick value study in charcoal in preparation for trying a pastel portrait of this adorable little fellow. Thanks for Visiting 🙂 ~Sunnyside
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