Scratchy Sketches

Haven't picked up a pencil in a while and it shows. I've been drawing with paint so much lately that I forgot how to gauge my own pressure with a graphite and charcoal pencil. (The dog drawing was done with pastel pencils. Not sure who to credit for this reference. I saw this as a painting online and drew it as a rough sketch... first time using pastel pencils.)

after de Martin

Yan Study 1

Yan Study 2

Watts Study

This is a study I did of Jeff Watts' 'Newsboy Cap'. I originally was just going to paint the eyes and nose as I have resolved to stick with a two-week interval program to simply study how other painters indicate various features, but I took this one a bit further. WN/Gamblin Oils on Claessens #13 (approx. 2 hrs.)

 'Newsboy Cap' - Jeff Watts Study

 

Detail