We begin a new portrait with a model who sits at a desk with her attention focused on a computer screen. Light strikes from her right on the far side of the viewer.

Line Drawing Reference Photograph This will be our subject for this drawing. The lighting for this model is coming mostly from the front to her right. I note that the shadows have a secondary light source illuminating them, keeping them from being extremely dark. For me, the challenge of this drawing will be properly representing… Continue reading Demonstration: Portrait in Graphite no. 3 (1)

A new graphite drawing begins. Here, I lay in the line drawing for what I intend to be a realistically shaded portrait.

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.