Charcoal Portrait
Following on from my previous post, a life-size charcoal portrait really is something that I haven’t done for a long time. I feel that I got back to basics with this, and very much enjoyed it. I’m pleased with the…
Charcoal Portrait
My first charcoal portrait for a long time and I was encouraged by how quickly I got a good likeness. The mark-making is quite controlled and the overall statement clean and stark. In a way though I’d prefer a drawing…
Charcoal Portrait
My first portrait drawing for a few months. I’m mostly satisfied with it, and the likeness and psychology are good. I really struggled with the articulation of the head and neck though – getting the sense of weight and roundness….
Almost, but not quite
Here’s a new portrait sketch that I’m starting to appreciate a little more now I have finished working on it. It’s close in likeness to the model, but it’s not quite her. The tiniest of changes here or there and…
Three Shot Portrait Drawing
This is the quickest I have managed to bring a life-size portrait to this stage of resolution – 3 shots of just under 2 hours each. There are certainly areas that I could tweak and continue to refine, but the…
Sarum Studio, week 5
Probably my best charcoal portrait drawing to date. This didn’t start to come together until late on in the third day, when I got really frustrated with it and threw caution to the wind. At this point I quite roughly…
Sarum Studio Drawing. Week 2
For the second week at Sarum Studio, I stuck with charcoal as my medium. The figure was actually a two week project which was started last week, and represents approx. 20 hours of work. It was great to have the…
