Me, 18" x 24", Pencil and Carcoal (#9)
I am taking a drawing class and this is our first assignment
that I am sharing with you.
that I am sharing with you.
It was very interesting and it was good to take a break
from painting and just having a pencil and an eraser.
I think overall it turned out pretty well. This was
my second try and this looks much more like me
than the first one. I like the way the hair is, I am holding
up my medium long locks in the back. I like the angle of the face,
and while I blended a lot, I think I did pretty well creating
a 3-dimensional portrait but room for improvement.
I also like the mouth and nose, I had a challenge lining them up.
I think overall it turned out pretty well. This was
my second try and this looks much more like me
than the first one. I like the way the hair is, I am holding
up my medium long locks in the back. I like the angle of the face,
and while I blended a lot, I think I did pretty well creating
a 3-dimensional portrait but room for improvement.
I also like the mouth and nose, I had a challenge lining them up.
My biggest challenge was representing the subtle value
gradations. On the cheek part, there were these light portions
but three different lights.A pink light, a grey light, a yellowish
light. How to represent with just pencil?
gradations. On the cheek part, there were these light portions
but three different lights.A pink light, a grey light, a yellowish
light. How to represent with just pencil?
Things I want to improve: The variety of my line work,
especially around the edges. Also to losen up a bit.
especially around the edges. Also to losen up a bit.
When drawing a portrait, I tend to get really tight and that is not
my intuitive style, so I am fighting the whole time between my style
and accuracy. Finally, the quality of my hash marks.
and accuracy. Finally, the quality of my hash marks.
I am a blender, and the artist that I tried to model
for this Ingres is not. He creates and builds up dark values
with layering hatch marks.
with layering hatch marks.
It did not seem that he blended a lot. It seemed that he took care
of the subtle variations by extending the hash marks and paid
attention to where the second layer should go etc.
of the subtle variations by extending the hash marks and paid
attention to where the second layer should go etc.
If you google Ingres >Drawings, you can see for yourself his style.
I also liked the way he would build up one part,
usually the face and keep other parts
I also liked the way he would build up one part,
usually the face and keep other parts
usually the body and background just line work.
He is pretty awesome and I believe you can tell he is a
master draftsman in his paintings.
He is pretty awesome and I believe you can tell he is a
master draftsman in his paintings.
I am going to give myself a challenge and believe me it will
be a challenge. I am going to try to do another self portrait
without blending.
You can join me if you want. I will post the results
if it comes out halfway decent.
be a challenge. I am going to try to do another self portrait
without blending.
You can join me if you want. I will post the results
if it comes out halfway decent.
Thanks for reading. Trish
2 comments:
Great job, I really like the way you did the hand in the hair and the marks over the hand. Very cool. I struggle with just the opposite, I'm a tight painter trying to paint lose and accurate!
Thank you, it was a slight surprise actually. Not meaning to have that effect. Very interesting Gloria.
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