Artistic Realism Art Studio

Continued with the skin tones — adding more detail and getting the likeness closer to the reference. The lips are too red in this stage, but that will be fixed later on. I also worked on the background and used 4 kinds of greens.

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From the Art Studio,

Faith

On the easel, I am working on a portrait of my grandfather (father’s side). Because it’s quite large, my sister, Faith, will be helping me with this. She will render the hair, clothes, and background while my part will be from the forehead up to the neck. This is quite an experiment since this is the first time we have collaborated on a single portrait. Here is the cropped version of the first stage to show the progress of the portrait so far. I am using graphite pencil on Canson Grain paper. The size is 46 x 61 cm (18″ x 24″).

From the Art Studio,

David

Here is my latest finished drawing. I drew this as a present for Grandfather’s 90th birthday. I was going for a sketchy look and used linear pencil strokes instead of the usual light circular motions I use for tighter, more-detailed drawings. This took about half the time I usually spend on graphite pencil portraits using my usual method. I hope you like it and please feel free to comment.

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Medium: Graphite Pencil and White Pastel

Paper: Canson Grain

Size: 28 x 36 cm (11″ x 14″)

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From the Art Studio,

Faith

Worked on the hat some more. I am now adding greens and blues to the skin. I have also started the shirt as well as the underpainting of the background.

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From the Art Studio,

Faith

A little update today. I worked on the underpainting for the skin tones and started the hat.

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From the Art Studio,

Faith

Stage one of a new pastel painting — a portrait of my very good friend.

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Medium: Pastels

Paper: Canson Mi-Teintes (Terre de Sienne)

Size: 28 x 36 cm (11″ x 14″)

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From the Art Studio,

Faith