Tag: Charcoal

I’ve finished my drawing of Westley and Buttercup from the Princess Bride movie. It’s not my best drawing in the Fandom Fitness series, but I…

Working on Westley’s sword arm and hand today after most of my day spent at work.

It’s amazing how just adding in a few sharp lines and darker values will change an area from a blob of unfinished to an object…

It’s interesting how some small changes can bring a drawing closer to finished than hours of larger work.

Letting go this morning with lots of charcoal I filled in most of the lower half of my Princess Bride drawing.

My energy today has been sapped because work started in the morning, my normal art time.

More work on Westley’s face today. I think his portrait will come together much faster.

I think that Buttercup’s face is working well now after some small changes to her eyes and the values of her face.

Struggling with structure and softness within Buttercup’s face.

Adding more charcoal to the paper and trying to keep it smooth for a feminine face.

A shorter session this morning focused on drawing corrections and accuracy.

Today was supposed to be all about getting the drawing refined for the whole drawing but I was seduced by detail.

I’ve finished the Rosa Parks drawing after working her dress and more form in her head.

You can call this “pick and shovel” work. Lots of filling in with value but no subtlety.

The challenge for Rosa Parks dress is trying to instill form into a very dark area with subtle variations.

The basic values are set for Rosa Parks face which makes the bulk of this drawing done.

I was able to progress very fast on Rosa Parks this morning.

I wasn’t able to commit a lot of time on the start of my Rosa Parks drawing today but I made progress.