I found her in an art magazine and was so enthralled by the original artist's redition that I had to give it a try. What caught my eye in the magazine was the amazing appearance of ease and simplicity in the technique. An hour and a half later, I finally had to quit. I kinda like the face presentation here, but the hair is ...arrrrrggggggghhhhh.......awful. Oh well, I wasn't really interested, at the time, in the redition of the hair; it was the face I wanted to capture.graphite in moleskine
Jim, ALL your portraits are amazing! This one included! Portraits is one of my favorites also and I have a hard time with some features. You seem to render them perfectly! Enjoyed looking at all your art! I had to laugh though about your drawing in church. Our pastor had a sermon on "Clay in the Potter's Hand" and handed out small bits of clay to everyone and encouraged them to "play with the clay" while he gave the sermon....HA! Wrong thing to give an artist/sculptor! I dug a pen out of my purse and sculpted a head the entire service! Do you think I remember one word that was said during the sermon?? Ha! Anyway, I am amazed at your drawing the building from memory! It is wonderful! Joyce
ReplyDeleteThis is wonderful - you've really achieved a 3 dimensional look - especially around the eyes. Nice work.
ReplyDeleteYour interest in her face really shows - you've captured it beautifully.
ReplyDeleteExcellant sketch. I really like the way you captured the face, and I actually enjoy the unfinished hair. Personally I didn't even noticed that it wasn't finished until I read the post.
ReplyDeleteHair is very hard to draw. Instead of lines, it's mostly done with values. I still find it hard to achieve. Portraits on the other hand are a favorite of mine. You've really captured a beautiful expression in her eyes. If you blend the shading on the tip of her nose, it will lessen the severity of the light source. Blending more on the top of the lip will also soften the rigidness there. Great job!
ReplyDelete