Once again I embark on a graphite adventure. Yes I love my tried and true pencils. This one will be different because I think it'll be done in my new record time.
This is my first "frankenstien" portrait. This is when artists splice together one or more pictures for reference. Luckily, i didn't have to do much manipulation to get the photos the same size. Then...scissors and scotch tape. Voila.
So of course, I started with a basic outline drawn with an H graphite.
Then I picked the kis on the right to start with. He's the only one I know and can probably get his drawing closer than the others because of this fact. I then marked the darkest shades and kept the highlights untouched.
Smudged all around the face with a tissue (man I miss my chamios) to get closer to skin tone. Right off I can tell his nose is gonna give me issues. But I'll worry about that tomorrow.
To end the night, I went over the darks with a 4B and defined the eyes. Much more to come tomorrow. I'm going to try and complete the drawing with 2 days per kid. I think I can do it!
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