It's been refreshing to use my rare free time to get back to charcoal drawing during the last couple of months. This drawing is compressed charcoal on rives paper and is roughly life size. It was completed in about an hour and a half.
Thanks for showing the step by step for this awesome portrait. I'm going to a live portrait session this afternoon. You make it look easy, but it takes lots of practice to achieve what you did here!
The symmetry of the eyes is quite noticeable off, but that's not to say the gentleman in the drawing is symmetrical! It doesn't show as much in the final rendering, and as with all your charcoal work, this is absolutely awesome. Always inspirational to visit your blog. I can see that every stroke of charcoal is carefully conceived like John Sargent with his brushstrokes. That level of 'simplicity' is a skill.
Thanks for sharing the process, Nathan.Your work is always amazing...What would be a good paper for charcoal?Should it be different than what I use for graphite pencil?
And yes the model has noticeably asymmetry in his face. The actual drawing problem however, was the shadow cast from the right eye onto the nose, it flattened the form too much and left the eye floating without a proper relationship to the nose, I couldn't resist a touch up so it's a little better now.
Close-up.
Thanks for showing the step by step for this awesome portrait. I'm going to a live portrait session this afternoon. You make it look easy, but it takes lots of practice to achieve what you did here!
ReplyDeleteBrilliant, Nathan! And I so much appreciate your posting the steps in the portrait - thank you.
ReplyDeleteThere is an obvious issue with the alignment of the eyes I am afraid ... the grouping of values is great though.
ReplyDeleteI love seeing the process!
ReplyDeleteThe symmetry of the eyes is quite noticeable off, but that's not to say the gentleman in the drawing is symmetrical!
ReplyDeleteIt doesn't show as much in the final rendering, and as with all your charcoal work, this is absolutely awesome. Always inspirational to visit your blog. I can see that every stroke of charcoal is carefully conceived like John Sargent with his brushstrokes. That level of 'simplicity' is a skill.
Fantástico, me apasiona ver tu trabajo paso a paso.
ReplyDeleteAdmiro tu obra.
Thanks for sharing the process, Nathan.Your work is always amazing...What would be a good paper for charcoal?Should it be different than what I use for graphite pencil?
ReplyDeleteThanks for always showing the step by step process. Simplicity is always the hardest to achieve >,<
ReplyDeleteThanks guys.
ReplyDeleteAnd yes the model has noticeably asymmetry in his face. The actual drawing problem however, was the shadow cast from the right eye onto the nose, it flattened the form too much and left the eye floating without a proper relationship to the nose, I couldn't resist a touch up so it's a little better now.
simply stunning! Thanks for showing process. You sir, rock
ReplyDeleteI really impressed with the work here.
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