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| Charcoal Sketch of Man with Dark Eyes |
I did this sketch in charcoal pencil in my sketchbook last week. I wanted to focus on his deep dark eyes and his piercing gaze. I am trying to develop a style of drawing that emphasizes a point of interest and minimizes non-essentials, so you see part of the face is blank. The effect is like an overexposed photograph but it is on purpose.
I did a lot of blending with a stub and tried a little blending with a bristle brush. I liked how the soft shadows worked out. I tied to use a little white chalk but it didn't have much effect on this paper, it did tone down some of the values of the shadows.
I left the tee-shirt undefined except for a few folds and creases to illustrate the shoulders and arms. I did not use much blending work on the shirt so it would have a contrasting texture.
This drawing took about two and a half hours. It was fun to draw. The more I work in charcoal the more I appreciate its possibilities and learn the values, tones, and structure of the drawing.
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