Portrait #29 for my 30×30 Challenge. Graphite on 90lb watercolor paper 7.5″x11″. Click on images for a larger view in separate tabs in your browser bar. This sketch is based on an image of a man in the crowd I took several years ago. It is a preparatory value study for a painting.
The first stage is the outline drawing. The second stage is to separate the white from the “color.” The final stage is bringing in some more value layers. I need to make adjustments to the proportions on the face. Or I may just keep the painting to the second stage. I’m not sure yet. BUT I had two more portraits to do today to meet my goal of 30 portraits and 30 days. Sketches count! ha! But I may need January’s 31st day to finish the paintings.