Archive for November, 2008
This is the sketch that got me to actually queue up all these blog entries on November 10th. Hopefully you can see why I am so proud of it. I used 2H, HB, 2B, and 6B pencils as well as the cheap charcoal, and it all came together really nicely. For those [...]
First off, I have to apologize for such a lousy addition to the sketch book, but I told myself that I would share every sketch, even the terrible ones. This essentially looks like three people who were created by scribbling. It looks like that, because that is really what it is. Gesture [...]
For my second foray into charcoal drawing, I opted to do an extreme close-up. I figured that I couldn’t get a whole lot of detail drawing portraits at my typical scale, so why not just zoom in? I actually did this one immediately after the previous sketch on the 6th of November, because [...]
While at the grocery store (6Nov08), I picked up some cheap charcoal sticks. I often pick up inexpensive art supplies when trying out a new medium, just in case I dislike it. Of course, if you know me, you know that I love to try just about anything a few times before my [...]
For the sixth entry in my sketch book, I decided that I should try another portrait, but I didn’t want to experience the frustration that I had with the previous portrait. I ended up going with my imagination on this one and creating a “serpent man.” Don’t worry; he’s friendly.
