Monday, July 8, 2013

Elephants in graphite and charcoal

version 1

version 2

I've been fooling around in graphite and charcoal for a month or so and started this portrait of two elephants. It's going slow, slower than I thought. Their skin is so complex! I started with pencil and now I'm adding charcoal to get the tone right. Lots of blending with a stump as I go along, and removing highlights with a kneaded eraser. I'll keep posting as I go along.
version 3
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7 comments:

  1. AlexJuly 8, 2013 at 11:33 AM

    Great drawing!! :D Love it

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  2. UnknownJuly 9, 2013 at 3:43 AM

    I liked how the elephant slowly appeared out of seemingly no where as the W.I.P. carried on.

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  3. JaneJuly 9, 2013 at 5:51 AM

    Fabulous elephants!

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  4. UnknownJuly 9, 2013 at 2:24 PM

    wow that's really really great!

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  5. The Art of Phil DavisJuly 10, 2013 at 2:56 AM

    Great , love em

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  6. UnknownJuly 12, 2013 at 5:18 AM

    Very nice! I personally dislike charcoal (and pastels)because it's so messy, but you seem to have the medium under control.

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  7. UnknownJuly 12, 2013 at 5:19 AM

    Very nicely done! I personally don't like charcoal because it's so messy, but you appear to have the medium under control.

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