Demonstration: Portrait Drawing in Graphite no. 2 (4)
Here, I finish initial rendering of the all important triangle of the face, getting in the focal point of the portrait.
Category: Portraits in Graphite
Posts that show my process in drawing portraits in graphite.
Demonstration: Portrait Drawing in Graphite no. 2 (3)
I begin to move across the face, slowly building tone in continuous shade in this drawing.
Demonstration: Portrait Drawing in Graphite no. 2 (2)
Rendering begins for this drawing. I describe my process for continuous shading and shade the region of the eyes in this post.
Demonstration: Portrait Drawing in Graphite no. 2 (1)
A new graphite drawing begins. Here, I lay in the line drawing for what I intend to be a realistically shaded portrait.
Demonstration: Portrait Drawing in Graphite no. 1 (4)
I bring this drawing to a close, shading out the clothing and putting on finishing touches.
Demonstration: Portrait Drawing in Graphite no. 1 (3)
Moving across the face, and into the hair, I cover most of the focal point, the head and face, with shading.
Demonstration: Portrait Drawing in Graphite no. 1 (2)
Shading begins. I shade the right side of the model’s face in crosshatches.
Demonstration: Portrait Drawing in Graphite no. 1 (1)
In this post, I lay in the drawing for the first graphite drawing I will do for my site. I describe my process, walking you through my steps.