Thursday, March 1, 2018
Self Portrait
You may have noticed a new portrait on the header of this blog and on my website. Drawing a self portrait is always very hard for me, but the image I was previously using was over five years old. It was time for an update.
I made an attempt last year, but it was too weird to work on. I was staring at myself in the eye on paper:
I prefer the new one where I'm looking down at the paper. It fits my personality better. Here's a look at the preliminary drawing:
I did have to edit the face for the final so it would look more like me. here's a look at the work in progress from my Instagram stories:
I've also been using this portrait on my promotional materials:
Labels:
gouache,
graphite,
portrait,
sketchbook,
watercolor,
work in progress
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