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    Anonymous

        This is my latest portrait drawing. I’m still experimenting on maximizing this look. This time I made the background feel lighter unlike my previous drawings which is very dark and heavy. I think I like the lighter version. It feels sketchy yet finished because of the well rendered face. What do you think? C&C are welcome. Any feedback is appreciated. Thank you!

        This is not photoshop filter or photoshop brush effect. This is graphite (face) and graphite + vine charcoal (background) on A3 Canson watercolor paper.

        I also include my macro shot using Nikon D810 in NEF format. https://drive.google.com/open?id=145YK2nXFP8jA0KFxAXsyiyo99OzcTu0d

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        janinco
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            I love the series and your gentle transition from the graphite to charcoal. The macro shot is amazing. Is that cold pressed paper? It looks like it has a lot of texture.

            Jan

            #828698

            Well done!

            Christel

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            Anonymous

                janinco Hi Jan, sorry for the late reply, I forgot to subscribe to my own thread. LOL. It is indeed cold pressed paper. but the texture is not because of the paper texture, it’s because I manually draw little dots so it looks like a pencil particles. It was done after I sketch initially using vine charcoal stick though.

                This isn’t the same drawing, it’s my self portrait but the process is the same. I’m currently working on my youtube channel.

                https://youtu.be/vpuv1RfRLiY

                tuscanny Thank you Christel!

                #828692
                janinco
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                    That’s a great video! Thanks for sharing. I haven’t tried blending with a brush before.

                    Jan

                    #828695
                    Anonymous

                        janico i’ve tried using paper stomp, tissue, q tips, but none of them give me the look I wanted.. I love using brush and it feels more natural to me, I do oil painting as well.

                        #828690
                        isuki
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                            Beautiful! Exciting drawing. Well done. It includes both realism and a looseness that compliments the more abstract elements of the clothing.

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                            Anonymous

                                Isuki Thank you Sue for the kind words. :)

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                                LENGERT
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                                    Love your style.

                                    sanlynn

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                                    Anonymous

                                        Thank you Sanlynn, I’m glad you like the drawing.. :)

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                                        dreadheadnino
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                                            this is unique and well executed rather impressive cheers

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                                            ntl
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                                                :clap: :clap: :clap:

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