General Discussions => Hobbies => Painting and Drawing => Topic started by: JesseG on March 20, 2014, 08:19:37 AM Return to Full Version

Title: Sketch for Learned Hand
Post by: JesseG on March 20, 2014, 08:19:37 AM
Heya LH,
I meant it - here's my sketch of Russell Means! Thanks for the inspiration.

Pencils and charcoal.

(https://www.susans.org/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1293.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fb597%2FJesseSix%2FArt%2FRMeans_zps61c61b7b.jpg&hash=22a8af8395074bb2f8e0d4e80d6f3cc7dfb701ee)

Contrast is stronger in real life... I blame the cell phone camera :P
http://i1293.photobucket.com/albums/b597/JesseSix/Art/RMeans_zps61c61b7b.jpg
Title: Re: Sketch for Learned Hand
Post by: Erik Ezrin on March 20, 2014, 09:36:16 AM
Wow nice! I could never draw something so realistic! I suck at humans, lol.
Title: Re: Sketch for Learned Hand
Post by: Bombadil on March 20, 2014, 11:01:45 AM
oh wow. that's really fantastic.

what kind of an eraser do you use?
Title: Re: Sketch for Learned Hand
Post by: JesseG on March 20, 2014, 02:22:55 PM
Quote from: tomboy on March 20, 2014, 11:01:45 AM
what kind of an eraser do you use?

I use a kneaded eraser (it rocks, almost like magic!), but I didn't actually use it that much here.
Did the outlines and finer lines with a 2H pencil, added darker shadows with 4B / 6B, and did the background with a charcoal pencil.

All the pencil lines are somewhat shiny, which is why they look so light here in the photograph... in real life there isn't such a striking difference between the charcoal / pencil. Perhaps if I used a matte fixer, it might photograph better.
Title: Re: Sketch for Learned Hand
Post by: DriftingCrow on March 20, 2014, 02:40:06 PM
Wow, it's beautiful. :)