This walnut was sketched with 2B, 4B and 6B Derwent pencils.
…and Nut
Drawing
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.
Drawing Heads – Reilly Method
I recently purchased Nathan Fowkes‘ How to Draw Portraits in Charcoal, and I also just signed up for his online course at Schoolism. It’s a 9-week course, and the idea in the first week is to get busy practicing drawing heads.
I had never heard of the Frank Reilly Method, but what I understand now is that it can assist you in thinking about the 3-dimensional form of the head, and how light and shadow can define the planes of the head.
An example is below — the light lands on the little girl’s face by her right eye in the photo, and in the Reilly drawing, the horizontal lines by the girl’s right eye indicate the planes of her face that would cause the light to land there, and not above or below.
Lady in Charcoal #2
This was done in charcoal pencil (2B and 6B) on gray-toned paper. The reference photo was from the Life Drawing Techniques class on ArtTutor.com
Portrait in Charcoal of Young Indian Girl
This work is based off an image by Sonam Prajapati from Pixabay. It was done in graphite, willow charcoal, and white charcoal. I used white paper, and toned it first.
Portrait of a Young Woman
This work was done in 2B graphite and willow charcoal, based off a photo by Grâce Goubo on Unsplash.
Holding a Coffee Mug
This sketch, done in 2B pencil and willow charcoal, is based off a photo by Brigitte Tohm on Unsplash. I am aiming to sketch hands in action for 30 consecutive days.
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