Archive for September, 2008
Thursday, September 18th, 2008
Thinking
This acrylic portrait of a friend was actually painted without photo reference, something I’d never really done before. It’s now in the possession of he and his wife, as are the sketches (a couple of which are truly terrible).
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Saturday, September 13th, 2008
Jack Russell Terrier
This drawing is coloured pencil on blue paper. I used photo reference (I should track down the photo and post it), although the photo had that green grass which is so popular. What’s wrong with blue? Check the comments for more details.
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Saturday, September 6th, 2008
Dog Portrait
An old portrait of a friend’s dog. The drawing is coloured pencil on white A4 paper. Dogs don’t sit very still. One way of getting a good pose is to remove the dog’s head (with its permission, of course), do the portrait, then reattach the head with a home microsurgery kit. There’s info on what […]
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Friday, September 5th, 2008
Sherman the Mighty
Coloured pencil on black paper, from 2002.