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I have recently created a Patreon page, where I will be posting about my works-in-progress, and indeed sharing draft chapters as things move forward.
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Tag Archives: Pencil
Art as Commentary
I don’t usually do artwork that is commentary on political events. It is just not my usual thing. However, recently, the way things have been going in the American political system, early this year I felt the impulse to do … Continue reading
Pencil Portraits from the Past
Since I had the scanner out, it seemed a good time to scan these four works before I got them back up on the wall. They represent my appreciation of “costume roles”, mainly because the portraits are fun to draw … Continue reading
Posted in Portraits
Tagged Glenda Jackson, Pencil, Richard Chamberlain, Television, Toshiro Mifune
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Smiley and Karla
This is the actual scan of the pencil portraits, which is much clearer than the photo I took of the finished piece. If anyone is interested in prints of this, let me know. I have a Zazzle store … Continue reading
Smiley Process – Part 5
Getting much closer to finishing the piece. But I was still playing chicken with Alec Guinness’ face. Shortly after I took this picture I admitted to myself I’d have to deal with the face. I couldn’t fill in all the … Continue reading
Smiley Process – Part 4
Every little bit makes things come clearer. But I’m still uncertain about Guinness’ face. Related Images:
Smiley Process – Part 3
More with the negative space. Might as well start building up the darkest spots. Related Images:
Smiley Process – Part 2
Once the general shapes of the faces were in place, I had to start making choices. Guinness’ face was still stumping me, so I gave my attention to other details: the shape of his hat, his scarf, and the background. … Continue reading
Smiley Process – Part 1
Finally getting around to posting the in-between parts of the Smiley & Karla portraits. THIS PREVIOUS POST shows the earliest point I took a picture of. I had blocked out the positions for the heads and had sketched in the … Continue reading
The End Result
At the moment, I still haven’t figured out some key things about the ComicsPress template…. so for now, this is a regular post. Which means that although I have pictures of the intermediate steps in the drawing of Guinness and … Continue reading
Hit with Inspiration
I’d watched my DVD copy of the Alec Guinness Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy on Saturday, and got inspired. I watched the second piece, Smiley’s People today, and while doing that also did a pencil portrait of Guinness as George Smiley, … Continue reading
Posted in Portraits
Tagged Alec Guinness, George Smiley, Patrick Stewart, Pencil, Sketches
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