This is a sketch of a young college-aged man. The 3/4 view is a classic view and is more interesting than straight forward view. I liked the strong shadow on the far side of the face and the dramatic black shirt under his white jacket. I left the right side of the page blank to give drama to the shadow in his cheek. The hair was brown in the resource material but I left it white to give the attention to the eyes and the face.
I drew this in pencil first and then worked it over with several charcoal pencils. It was done in about a half hour since that was all the time I had available. I would have worked on the mouth and general details more if I had time.
I liked using the contrasting techniques of having the charcoal blended on the face and left as raw strokes in the hair and shadows. I gave the shirt a lot of rubbing to get a flat black effect I wanted a different contrasting effect.
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I hope you enjoyed seeing my work. Thanks for taking the time to look.I drew this in pencil first and then worked it over with several charcoal pencils. It was done in about a half hour since that was all the time I had available. I would have worked on the mouth and general details more if I had time.
I liked using the contrasting techniques of having the charcoal blended on the face and left as raw strokes in the hair and shadows. I gave the shirt a lot of rubbing to get a flat black effect I wanted a different contrasting effect.
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| Charcoal sketch of a young man. 3/4 view. |
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