Friday, August 31, 2012

Aug 31st: Graphite Portrait

 Almost done with the first kid!  Today I didn't do much in the way of the face.  A few adjustments to shading.  But the main thing that really changed the face was the left cheek line.  I noticed that his face was a little too round and he therefore looked too young.  So I brought the line in and I think it looks considerably better. 
The hat was the easiest part by far.  Taking only about 5 minutes to finish.  Luckily for me, there wasn't a lot of detail there.  But there's a considerable amount everywhere else.  His necklace appears to be puka shells or something of that nature.  Abandoning my general need to draw bead by bead, I made light and dark lines at regular intervals, added highlights and made random pencil lines to give the illusion of uneven, thin beads.  It was surprisingly simple. 
Tomorrow I have to finish the many creases of his white shirt and I'll be on to the next kid in line!
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