This is a quick sketch I did in charcoal of a woman. Her name is Laura M.
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| Sketch of Laura, a Woman in Shadow. |
I liked the pose since it was a little teasing to see the face halfway hidden by the long thick hair, and the dark areas that gave mystery to the face.
I started with a regular hb graphite pencil to roughly sketch out the face and get the proportions right. When I was satisfied with the outlay of the design I started going over the drawing in hb charcoal pencil. When I felt the hb charcoal was not giving the needed depth I chose a medium charcoal pencil for the deepest dark values. I returned to the hb charcoal and worked the medium in almost as if it were a blending stub. I went back and forth between the pencils.
I did not want to use the stub to smooth and blend the values as I have been doing in a lot of my drawings lately so I would look like a pencil drawing.
For the amount of time I spent on it I am happy.
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