Thursday, October 6, 2011

Sketching live!!

Viveck was reading this morning, relaxed and comfortable on Nishka's front room sofa! The light was coming in from the big bay window, and I decided to plunge into my first 'live' sketch! I am pleased with this as besides being a reasonable likeness, I have managed to catch some light and shade as well. I am not sure I have got a 'sketching' technique in place with regards to pencil strokes, but will work on it!

3 comments:

  1. Sketching, the more you do, the more you know. This sketch looks successful Brinda. If you dare, you might try charcoal and a knead eraser with a fixative on hand. Charcoal is an excellent medium for catching the moment in a moment. You have the advantage of working by both adding and subtracting tonal values quickly. If you don't have fixative lying around, hairspray works--the cheaper the better.

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  2. Thanks for the suggestion, I will definitely try that!

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  3. You've done a great job Brinda...sketching 'live' isn't easy but you have captured features here and balance of the face really well. Keep up the good work.

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