This work was done in graphite and NuPastel. It’s based on a photo from PxHere.
Portrait of a Toddler
Portraits
Portrait of a Young Woman
This work was done in 2B graphite and willow charcoal, based off a photo by Grâce Goubo on Unsplash.
Portrait of a Child
This quick portrait was done in graphite and willow charcoal, based off a reference photo from one of my ArtTutor.com classes (unfortunately, I don’t remember which one).
Portrait in Charcoal & Graphite
This drawing is based on a photo by Clem Onojeghuo on Unsplash which was used in the ArtTutor.com “How to Draw Portraits (in Graphite) by Phil Davies.
I did this portrait using charcoal and graphite.
Drawing Ears – Graphite Studies
Ears are something I need to practice as well, mostly because I want to get the inner shapes right on a profile-view.
Drawing Hair…With Willow Charcoal
Today I watched a “Drawing Together” ArtistsNetwork video on YouTube about drawing hair, which is something I have trouble with — I typically draw “spaghetti hair” which, of course, is totally wrong. Now I’m learning to more accurately draw hair by drawing the shapes and masses, then just adding striations.
The reference photo is here.
This study was done on Strathmore drawing paper, using only medium willow charcoal (Winsor & Newton) and my trusty kneadable eraser. I used a paper towel and my finger for blending. Willow charcoal, it turns out, is awesome! So easy to erase or rub out and start again!
I was not focused on replicating the profile, but rather getting a sense of the hair mass.
Little Girl With Daisies
This drawing — done in graphite, compressed charcoal, and white Conte crayon — was based on a photograph from Pixabay, which I cropped and changed to grayscale.
Original image by Jill Wellington from Pixabay
More Daily Drawing
Still focused on regular daily drawing since it is the foundation for so much.
Portrait in Charcoal
This portrait is based on a photo I downloaded from Pixabay. I used soft vine charcoal for the large shaded areas, For the more detailed areas, I used charcoal pencils 2B and 6B, in addition to Conte crayon in light gray, with mere touches of Conte in white. The rendering was done on Strathmore 400 gray toned sketch paper.
BetterLateThanNeverArt 