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
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
the main details with a hb lead pencil
Here I start to go a bit heavier with the
pencil to see detail clearly
pencil to see detail clearly
Using my black hb conte pencil i start
to draw in the eyes heavier
to draw in the eyes heavier
The shading is now roughly added in
the face
the face
I add some of the darker shading to
the hair
the hair
The shading is now roughly finished on
the face and hair
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
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
shadows on the face
Now the face and hair is blended and
appears darker and smoother. I have
also shaded in the t shirt
appears darker and smoother. I have
also shaded in the t shirt
| Now here is the finished pencil 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
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