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Wiebe de Leijer
10-12-2009, 05:21 PM
Hi,

I already introduced myself at the Welcome Forum.
In this topic I will show some portraits I've already made the past few months/years. I begin with my most recent works. The quality of the pictures is sometimes not very good.

This is me when I was 4 years old. Some information: A3/120gr/HB-9B/6 ours.
http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/12-Oct-2009/201778-358269814.jpg


This is my mother. Some information: A3/120gr/HB-9B/6 ours.
http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/12-Oct-2009/201778-366030023.jpg

This is a drawing of a colleague of my father and her husband.A3/120gr/HB-9B/6 ours.
http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/12-Oct-2009/201778-352264530.jpg

This is Paul de Leeuw. A famous presenter in the Netherlands. A4/120gr/HB-9B/4 ours
http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/12-Oct-2009/201778-327134022.jpg

Hugh Grant, almost everybody knows him. A4/120gr/HB-9B/4 ours
http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/12-Oct-2009/201778-326262622.jpg

And the last one: Ray Charles. A4/120gr/HB-9B/4 ours
http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/12-Oct-2009/201778-280969974.jpg

Greats,

Wiebe
WovenGlass
10-12-2009, 05:37 PM
Welcome to D&S, Wiebe!

These are wonderful portraits! I was going to name the one that I liked best, but I can't. I like them all! Each one has something special in it. I am teaching myself portraiture and am very interested in other portrait work. Hope to see more of yours on this forum.
*Deirdre*
10-12-2009, 05:58 PM
Me too...they are all full of life!! Well done!:thumbsup:
visualmusic
10-12-2009, 06:23 PM
Nicely done! Welcome to D&S Wiebe!

Do I understand correctly that the time spent on these ranges from 4 to 6 hours? Wow! Fast results !

Julie
luicre
10-12-2009, 06:33 PM
Wiebe, you have done really great portraits. I like the first and the second.

How do you work? Do you measure, or use tracing paper, or make comparisons at the pc?

Wellcome!!!

Saludos
Luicre
jennaboo88
10-12-2009, 07:11 PM
Hi, Wiebe, and welcome to Drawing and Sketching! :wave:

I agree with the above comments. You got some wonderful, expressive portraits! Well done! :)
SparrowHawk7
10-12-2009, 08:03 PM
Hi Wiebe .. welcome. Good portraits .. we'll look forward to seeing more of your work.
Wiebe de Leijer
10-13-2009, 05:08 AM
@visualmusic
Yes, drawings on A3 paper it costs me most of the time 6 ours. Drawings on A4 paper it costs me 4 ours.

@luicre
I print a picture and then I measure the size of the eyes etc. I'm tryin to reduce that ;) Know I only measure the eyes, nose and mouth a lot cause when those three things don't correspond with the reality (even it is a few mm to long or short) the resemblance is a lot less.

(I hope you understand what I'm trying to say in my best English ;) )

Grz,

Wiebe
speedbump1
10-14-2009, 07:39 PM
Very nice portraits. Nice style and not over worked.
sultry
10-15-2009, 06:11 AM
Wiebe, Excellent work and Welcome to WC D/S. Look forward to more postings.
Gerri Mc
10-15-2009, 07:31 AM
Hi Wiebe, Welcome.

I love your drawings. Thanks for sharing and for the information on how you work.:thumbsup:
Wiebe de Leijer
10-19-2009, 01:53 PM
Thank you all for your reactions!
The past few days I was to busy to visit wetcanvas.com, sorry for the late response ;)
Next week I hope I will find some time to make a new drawing!
zebby
10-20-2009, 12:59 PM
oh love them all but that bottom one, wow, so expressive.
Softball4227
10-20-2009, 06:30 PM
They look amazing! I really love how you draw the eyes!
jacquip
10-21-2009, 07:35 AM
This are all really good. I am just trying to get the hang of drawing people and portraits and am always happy to see great examples to learn from. They are very realistic and you got the likeness down well too.

Thanks for showing them
Jacqui