1. White conte crayon blocks in the main highlights
2. Detail starts to be added with sanguine and black conte crayon
3. Refining the shape of the face
4. Final details added and background blocked in
During last week’s life drawing session at Swansea Print Workshop, I took photos of the development of my portrait head of our model. It shows the drawing in different stages of development. I used conté crayon in white, sanguine and black into an A2 brown paper sketchbook.
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I'm an artist / printmaker / scribbler. I love drawing and all the geeky stuff associated with printmaking, working in a figurative style. I live in Wales with husband and demented cats. And my real name is Rose Davies :D
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I love working with white paint to rough in my images. For some reason, it makes me more confident about my drawing ability.
I am working on a painting now for myself that is a portrait of several of my cats, and, probably the two parrots.
It has been languishing for years..
Sadly, I am working on it again, because my baby cat, Clark, was just diagnosed with cancer. I am bereft.
One of the image is already on the canvas. A roughed in head of a passed cat, Derek. Fortunately, I had the sense to leave it in the semi unfinished state. It is more accurate as a portrait and captures his spirit. Some of the images will probably have a higher degree of usual finish. I just need to satisfy my self.
Too sick to paint right now. I did some sketching of Clark and James Lee cat. Designing the composition, which I am pleased with. Art helps.
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I love working with white paint to rough in my images. For some reason, it makes me more confident about my drawing ability.
I am working on a painting now for myself that is a portrait of several of my cats, and, probably the two parrots.
It has been languishing for years..
Sadly, I am working on it again, because my baby cat, Clark, was just diagnosed with cancer. I am bereft.
One of the image is already on the canvas. A roughed in head of a passed cat, Derek. Fortunately, I had the sense to leave it in the semi unfinished state. It is more accurate as a portrait and captures his spirit. Some of the images will probably have a higher degree of usual finish. I just need to satisfy my self.
Too sick to paint right now. I did some sketching of Clark and James Lee cat. Designing the composition, which I am pleased with. Art helps.
So very sorry about little Clark, it’s so awful when our companions are ill. I hope you are feeling better soon Judith xxx