@heidi_rounds_art Black and white charcoal drawing on toned paper. 3/4 view eye study. #drawing #charcoaldrawing #pencilart #pencildrawing #portraitart #portraitdrawing #eyedrawing #heidirounds ♬ Drake style/HIPHOP beat(1491552) – Burning Man
Black and white charcoal drawing on toned paper. 3/4 view eye study.
Camo baby!
Commissioned drawing from a pretty old photograph. 12×15. I love the uniform.
When working on commissioned portraits I use a very elementary system of grid lines. I first print out whatever I’m drawing and than box it out with 1″ squares. If my drawing is a 16″ x 20″ the boxes will be 2″. This ensures that my proportions are correct (or as correct as I can get them). I did this video to show the boxes and how I use them. There are lots of ways of laying out a drawing. This, for me, is the easiest and fastest way. The lines disappear on the charcoal paper I usually draw on, so I did this drawing on regular drawing paper with a 3B drawing pencil. It was a lovely break to get away from the pastel pencils for a few and just draw without blending or worrying about highlights.
If you haven’t yet, please check out my tutorial on this method.
I am so excited to have completed this drawing. I love figure and the human body and have been wanting to do a more “sensual” drawing for some time now. I’m hoping that it excites the senses and draws the viewer in for a second look. I titled it “Intention” for, hopefully, obvious reasons. If I offend, I apologize – Well, not really. I warned you with the blog title.
I love taking the time to draw for myself. A few times a year, I create new pieces to be used in shows that I am interested in being a part of. The last few have been portraits, so this is a nice break. Something new, something naked.
As I have stated before, I am always happy to quote for freelance artwork as well as portrait. If you have something in mind, let me know. I’d love to talk with you.
