'Draw This Again!'

I decided a couple of weeks ago that it would be fun to redraw a picture, which I drew back in 2012. Admittedly, it's not the exact same picture, but it is the same baby, and the reference picture I used was taken on the same day, only seconds apart from each other.

The one drawn in 2012.. I would have probably used a 2B and/or a HB pencil, and it would have taken me less than 2 hours. It was drawn on A4 sized paper. I also would have used a regular eraser.

The one in 2014: I B, 2B, 3B, 6B, and H pencils. I drew it over 2-3 weeks, and I think it probably took me at least 8 hours to draw, but I'm not entirely sure! It was drawn on A3 sized paper. I used a regular eraser, as well as my Mars Eraser Plastic Holder and Mars Rasor Eraser Pencil With Brush.

What do you think of my improvement?

Self Portrait

Over this past week, I've drawn a self portrait in my sketchbook.

The pencils that I used were:

B
3B
4B
5B
6B

I find that 'B' is a good pencil to start off with when shading in the skin tones, because you can go fairly light and fairly dark. In this picture, because of how dark I had to go on the right side of the face (I'm facing a window, with sunshine 'hitting' me in the face, so the lighting contrast was quite severe!), I used the softer pencils to achieve the darker side of the face.

The 'B' pencil is also a good strength for lightly drawing your first lineart, as long as you don't push down too hard. You can draw very light lines, and they are easily erased if/when you need to.

For this drawing, and most of the drawings I will be completing in the future (I imagine), I have used a technique of shading known as 'circulism'. This is drawing an
d interlapping lots of little circles, to achieve the desired skin tone. I didn't use any tools to blend the skin tone in this drawing, I achieved any blending and the skin tone with just my pencils.

For the t-shirt, I used crosshatching.

I think I'll be drawing a fair few self-portraits in the future! Drawing my own face is a brilliant exercise, since I see myself (in the mirror) every day.

What do you think of my self portrait?

Showcase!

Hey everyone!

I've started up this blog to post anything art-related that I do. I'm trying to get back into drawing, and to master the skills I have.

In this first post, however, I'll be showing you the drawings that I completed back in 2012.

Enjoy!

Emma Watson

A cute baby!

David Tennant

Taylor Swift

The three David Tennant pictures were drawn when I was going through a 'David Tennant phase', back when he was The Doctor in Doctor Who.

An Elephant

I hope you enjoyed my drawings!

Which one is your favourite?