graphite portrait from observation
3yr
kieran
did a reilly abstraction, then lightened the lines and rendered on top of it. Any suggestions or critiques is greatly appreciated thanks!
I think the rendering is really good. How did you do that? what materials did you use? The mood you have created is very evocative. I can imagine it from a Cindy Sherman image. The only thing that jars with me is the proportion on the forehead, is it too long? Any way really good effort. I really like it!
Thanks for the feedback! btw, the materials i use are the Caran d'Ache Technalo Water-Soluble graphite pencils in B, HB, and 3B [they come in a set], a pilot rexgrip mechanical pencil with 0.5 lead, a Faber-Castell kneaded eraser, and a blending stump. I usually start by mapping out the shadows and then filling them in. after that, I fill in the darkest shadows in the picture and map out the halftone values, and add the highlights with a white pen or an eraser at the end. hope this helps !
