Wednesday, December 21, 2016

Pastel

 Same pose, but I decided to change it to Pastels and charcoal 


Wednesday, December 7, 2016

Evolution of a sitting pose

Quick color block in. I started with a limited palette of Ultramarine blue and Alizarin, white and oche. This helps me establish quick values. 

This is the first stage. I had some difficulty with the head. The angle proved difficult and the paint was lifting/smudging around so I will tackle it next session
 This is the second session. Adding layers of pain.
When I got home I painted a new head as I could not see very well , however I am not very happy with it.

Tuesday, December 6, 2016

Ink Drawing of a Samurai

This is an ink drawing I did with a Japanese brush and Windsor & Newton black ink. I do this without a preliminary drawing to sharpen my concentration skills. 
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