sherlock-homes

Sherlock Homes

Details

  • Work: 1704
  • Size: 14" x 17"
  • Medium: Charcoal and Graphite on Paper
  • Sessions: 5
  • Start date: 5/25/2020
  • End date: 5/30/2020

Sessions

The Dominant Eye

In Robert Henri’s book The Art Spirit he speaks of the compositional relationship between both eyes and how in life there is always the dominant eye.

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The Head Should Fill the Hair

After taking the photos of Sherlock I noticed that the hair looks as if it was pasted flatly over the head. The head should fill the hair with it’s volume.

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Spreading Charcoal With a Brush

As I struggle with the motive for this Sherlock drawing I tried spreading charcoal with a brush to see if I could depict more structure with softer edges.

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Lost In Copying

Today’s art session was a bit rushed and after looking at the photos I realized that I deviated from my motive and got lost in copying.

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Sherlock Drawing

I started a new Fandom Fitness drawing today and this one is of Benedict Cumberbatch from the awesome BBC series Sherlock.

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