OMG two posts in one day (better images of One)

I wasn't happy with the image quality of the previous photo I uploaded of this drawing so heres a better one.

detail image 

WIP

Basic shadows blocked in. Will be finished soon!

What I'm working on right now

Another bust from the Cleveland Museum of Art's collection. Just line work so far.

WIP

2.27.2012

Drawing of a (Greek or Roman) bust at Cleveland Museum of Art. This post will be updated with more photos as I work on it. :)

3.31.2012

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"One" as in...

the first drawing of the year. :)

Will update with a better quality photo.

17x14 Graphite

First drawing of the year (WIP)

Going to try this new thing where I add works in progress to the same post and then make a post for the final piece only. So this pot will be "bumped" as new images are added! :)

1.10

as of 1.15

 Portrait of Evelyn 

watercolor and graphite

Vintage photography inspired drawing

The reference photo for this drawing was taken almost a year ago on a sweltering summer day. The model is my friend Ian who patiently struck pose after pose for me despite the heat and the fact that I had no idea what I was doing. I did get quite a few awesome shots though!

Taking my inspiration from vintage photography and my collection of stereo cards in  particular I began working on a drawing from this same image a few days after that shoot but it wasn't going how I wanted so I stopped working on it. When I started it over this time around I managed to figure out the right combination of media to match my vision of it. (I even "yellowed" paper with coffee but the camera didn't pick it up.) I'm really happy with the results and plan to do more drawings with a vintage look.

My small stereo card collection

  click to enlarge...A LOT

If I could think of an apt title I'd put it here

 

So far the watercolor paper and I have been been playing nice but I'm still not sure whether I like the slight texture it gives my drawings. On the other had I've been experimenting with ways to make my drawings look more like a painting and less like...well, a drawing so the paper definitely helps in that regard. This particular (very much unfinished drawing) was inspired by my love of vintage photographs. I'll get into that a bit more when I post the finished piece but until then heres some linkage to one of my favorite vintage photo sites: Recycled Relatives.