So I'm venturing into drawing the male species now apparently. *faint applause*
And "victim" #1...err I mean male subject #1 is none other than nephew #1. :)
Just to prove that the kid wasn't strong-armed into it, here's a photo of him with his in-progress likeness. *LOL*
I started off with a pencil sketch (on Stathmore Toned Gray A5 sketchbook) that looked nothing like him (let's not include an incriminating photo..*winks*) before getting in with some coloured pencil action. I whipped out my Holbein Artists Colored Pencils for this.
It took a really really long time (a few hours each night for a week or so) to "complete" this drawing because I wanted to only use coloured pencils instead of "cheating" with mixed media supplies.
Yes, coloured pencil is a very slow medium to work with because it takes a lot of layers to create tonal effects.
"That actually looks like me!" exclaimed nephew #1.
Well, I'm off to find my next male"victim" to draw. :)
Happy week ahead friends!
8 comments:
Total likeness!!! I loveeeeeeeee it!!!!!
OMG..Yvonne !! What are you ?? A magician..creating such amazing stuff with color pencils..!!
He's correct.. it DOES look like him! Nicely done!
Omword, you are so talented! Amazing likeness, Yvonne, and boy did you ever do a fabulous job getting the depth and shadows with colored pencils!
WOW!
Oh my gosh, stunning!! It looks exactly like him!! Wow!! You are amazing!! Have a great day!! Big hugs :)
Lisa
A Mermaid's Crafts
The sketch was worth all the hours of work. Your nephew is lucky to have such a talented aunt. He now has a one-of-a-kind artwork to treasure forever. Well done!!!!!
You are AMAZING! This looks totally brilliant.... & it is so like him! AND to do it all in pencil.... wow! AND the t-shirt.... you got that to perfection, as well!!!
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