Charcoal Draw

Charcoal and white chalk

9x11in/20x30 on Mi-Tientes paper

charcoal portrait

Charcoal and White Chalk on paper

Charcoal Portrait

Charcoal on gray paper - 9x11in / 20x30cm

portrait

Portrait

9x11"/20x30cm charcoal on gray paper

Charcoal Portrait

charcoal on gray paper 9x11" / 20x30cm

Portrait - Charcoal

9x11" / 20x30cm charcoal and white chalk on gray paper

Charcoal Portrait

Charcoal & White Chalk on Paper

Interesting Profile

Sanguine Drawings

Practice pieces 11x9". After long hiatus on these (Contè & similar pencils)< I had re-discovered the joy of using these. Bellow drawings were created on watercolor paper - more tooth- and plain drawing paper w/ no tooth.

tools of the trade :))

head & shoulders

face studies

Charcoal Portrait

Charcoal, white chalk on W&N Pastel paper

Portraits for the year

Charcoal and white chalk

(9x11in / 23x28cm

WIP - figure in watercolor

Bellow I tried to capture my current working method.

I had played with a couple of stock poses available from Deviantart. On the first picture from left to right, I tried several shots and crops, until fond one that reflected what I wanted to depict.

I drawn the chosen pose several times, including a line drawing and a 3-value version (middle picture, bellow)

On the second step, I drawn the model using black and white charcoal on grey paper. This is a more refined tonal study.

Later on, studying this version, I decided to change the model's head position for a more natural likeness.

Chalk on W&N pastel paper

9x11in ( ~22x28cm)

I transfered my line drawing to the watercolor board, using a light 2H pencil and this is the final painting result.

Watercolor on Fabriano Artistico

12x18in / 32,5x45,5cm

portraits, portraits, portraits...

I had been practicing these lately. Several quick studies using red charcoal on draft paper.

Conté bars & pencils on draft paper

(9x12in - 20x30cm)

Self-Portrait

Chalk and white gouache on Mi-Tientes paper

(9x12in - 20x30cm)

Figure Drawing

Figure study

black & white chalk over craft paper

8.27x11.69 (20x30cm)

Zappa anyone?

This is a small homage to my good friend ZM. His next post will cover mr. Frank Zappa, and I´m pretty sure this is going to be a lot interesting.

Chalk on Bristol Paper

14x11in / 35x28cm