the final version
Drawing the tones instead of the features was quite surprising....I thought I was getting nowhere, but when I stopped and looked, I had a face there looking back at me.
Wednesday, August 20, 2014
Selfies, Tonal sketches, Ann Hyde
Thank you Elaine (Jaguarish) for offering your photograph as a subject for this Theme. Although, I do hope you will forgive me for these drawings of you...I do not set out to make an exact likeness...I couldn't even if I tried. However, I have started doing tonal sketches over the last few days and have found the process very interesting....as with this first tonal..
with coloured pencil, I literally have only looked at the tones, not Elaine's features
with this version, I used a warm-tone coloured pencil, then used water to spread the colour. Finally, going over with pen.
the final version
Drawing the tones instead of the features was quite surprising....I thought I was getting nowhere, but when I stopped and looked, I had a face there looking back at me.
the final version
Drawing the tones instead of the features was quite surprising....I thought I was getting nowhere, but when I stopped and looked, I had a face there looking back at me.
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Ann, this is such a great lesson! Your faces are all three wonderful to see "looking back at me" too!
ReplyDeleteThanks Lynn....this is very encouraging :-)
DeleteThis is an interesting way to draw a portrait.
ReplyDeleteThanks Sirkka, it makes you look at the tones, darks and lights which if you put them in form the face. Who'd have thought! lol.
DeleteI like the slightly different look to each portrait! Nice!!!
ReplyDeleteThanks Joan :-)
DeleteThey are all good!
ReplyDeleteI love the richness of the tones and the subtle way the lights the face. Incredible job.
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