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HOW TO DRAW A CHILD FROM A SCHOOL PHOTO
Here is the school photo of
child supplied by a client
child supplied by a client
The brief is to draw the child in
conte pencil on textured artist
paper size 16 by 20 inches
conte pencil on textured artist
paper size 16 by 20 inches
I start the drawing by lightly
drawing in the main details with a
hb lead pencil
drawing in the main details with a
hb lead pencil
Here I start to go a bit heavier with
the pencil to see detail clearly
the pencil to see detail clearly
Using my black hb conte pencil i
start to draw in the eyes heavier
start to draw in the eyes heavier
The shading is now roughly added
in the face
in the face
I add some of the darker shading
to the hair
to the hair
The shading is now roughly
finished on the face and hair
finished on the face and hair
Here I start to blend in the shading
on the lower part of the face using
a soft paper towel to give a
smooth finished look
on the lower part of the face using
a soft paper towel to give a
smooth finished look
I am now starting to finish blending
the shadows on the face
the shadows on the face
Now the face and hair is blended
and appears darker and smoother.
I have also shaded in the t shirt
and appears darker and smoother.
I have also shaded in the t shirt
Now here is the finished pencil
portrait ready for framing !
portrait ready for framing !
| A STEP BY STEP DEMONSTRATION by artist David Gilchrist |
Copyright david gilchrist
Practice working from photos yourself
it`s a great way to gain confidence in
art and if at first you don`t succeed
you can always try again ! Give it time
and you will see results.
it`s a great way to gain confidence in
art and if at first you don`t succeed
you can always try again ! Give it time
and you will see results.
I hope to bring you more how to`s soon
so please feel free to come back and
see if I have added something new
so please feel free to come back and
see if I have added something new
HOW TO DRAW A CHILD FROM A SCHOOL PHOTO