Here’s another attempt — same reference and same tracing — (Photo by Clarke Sanders on Unsplash). Much closer, except for the model’s left side.
More Head Practice
Here I was drawing free-hand against a traced copy of the reference photo (by Clarke Sanders on Unsplash). I merged the free-hand and the traced to see how far (or how close) I was to actual proportions. I added red pencil to the free-hand version so the lines would show up better in comparison.
While the face is relatively in the same proportions as the original, it’s substantially smaller all around. (Sigh.)
Sketching another Head…
I’m following along in Nathan Fowkes’ charcoal portraits course, but using graphite and my sketchbook instead of charcoal and newsprint.
This is the initial step.
Sketching with overhand grip
I usually hold my pencil like I would for writing. But now I’m taking (one more!) online course — called Draw Awesome — taught by the same guy who taught on ArtTutor.com (which is closing its virtual doors in another week) and practicing an overhead grip.
First Pass.. Head Drawing
This is the first round — no detail, no shading — of a head based on the Reilly method, and as homework for the charcoal portraits online class I’m taking.
Image by Anastasia Gepp from Pixabay
…and Nut
This walnut was sketched with 2B, 4B and 6B Derwent pencils.
A Sketch of Fruit…
Using Derwent pencils, which surprisingly seem “better” — darker — than Staedtler, which I’ve been using until now.
Portrait Sketch — using Reilly Method
This sketch is of a relative.
After Degas… Woman Combing her Hair
This is a 20 minute charcoal sketch based off Degas’ Nude Combing her Hair, which he did in pastels.
You can see where I had to restate lines to get the shapes (somewhat!) closer to the original.
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