It’s become a kind of peaceful occupation, usually before or after dinner, contemplating faces with pen and paint in hand, inventing some colors, changing up the watercolor with pastels. Here’s some more.
fine liner pen and watercolor on tan toned paper, finished with pastel pencil
. . .a bride dripping flowers. . .
. . .a very young beauty with a magnificent mane. . .
. . .a fascinating man, posing as a troll.
Still sketching a face every day on the #30faces30days challenge on the Sktchy app, but I’m way behind posting them. That’s because it’s always a choice between doing the sketch or posting. So here’s a bit of catch up.
pen and watercolor and pastel pencil on gray toned Stillman and Birn paper
Loved the drama of the pose and found the black ink part to be scary, but loved the result. There’s just no way to be timid with black!
This Muse is someone I’d like to meet! The complementary color scheme was suggested in the photo and I just amped it a bit.
Dig the attitude! Lots of confusing perspective here, and the hands!
And snow! Something we never see close up where I live in California, just a dusting on the hills. I really gave the white pastel pencil a work out with this one. Can’t imagine how I would have managed with just watercolor.
Now THIS is the kind of face I love to sketch! She’s probably a very nice person, but it looks like she’s scolding someone here. Maybe it’s one of those idiots who aren’t following the Shelter in Place protocol and putting us all in danger!
Today’s the last day of the challenge. I’ll get the rest of the sketches posted soon. It’s getting so that when I close my eyes I see faces. . .really interesting ones flashing on the inner screen! But I’ll have to give it a rest and switch gears for a while. . .maybe. . .if I can.
By the final days of the #30faces30days challenge on the Sktchy app I was more interested in trying out some techniques I’d already learned than following the prompt each day. The pictures provided were so fascinating – they’re called “Muses” on the Sktchy app- that I couldn’t wait to draw the new one each day. Here’s the last two of the month.
Watercolor and pencil on gray toned paper
This Muse’s hair was not white/gray and his shirt was patterned. I’m learning to leave out some parts to make the whole more interesting, and loving what happens on the gray toned paper.
(sorry for uneven lighting here and rippled paper from wet applications!)
Thanks to Margriet Aasman, a Canadian illustrator and teacher on Sktchy for so many useful ideas about color and final application of pastel pencil. I was trying out a bit of everything on this portrait and loving the deep purples and dark reds for this Muse’s dark skin.
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