With just a little clean up and a few adjustments, I’m calling this one done. Titled “The Rest”. 18″ x 22″. See the progression of this drawing here, here and here.
Tag: pencil portrait
Camo Baby!
Camo baby!
Commissioned Portrait Drawing From A Pretty Old Photograph
Commissioned drawing from a pretty old photograph. 12×15. I love the uniform.
“The Rest” Portrait Drawing Update 10-12-23
Commissioned Family Portrait Drawing From Three Separate Photographs
Commissioned drawing built from three separate photographs. Capturing a meaningful moment for a beautiful family.
This Commissioned Drawing Was Just Lovely To Draw
This commissioned drawing was just lovely to draw. Clean and crisp customer supplied photograph, great lighting and the tipped horizon line just put it over the top. One of my recent faves. Beautiful couple too.
“The Rest” Portrait Drawing Update 9-8-23
Video – Self Portrait with Grid-Lines
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.