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portrait draw
I've mentioned before that our arts group meets once a month for a portrait draw night. We take turns modeling for each other for 20-minute sessions. It's a race to capture a face in a short time, but the benefits are great. 20 minute sketches force us to get to the essentials quickly. We also enjoy some laughs and learn from each other.
Here's a peek at my models and sketches from our last session. They're smiling here, but were quite serious in posing---who can hold a smile for that long?
I usually work with charcoal on colored paper. I like the way charcoal can be moved around on the paper and I like the mid tones that set off both darks and lights.
Our ink artists challenge me to get even bolder---no erasing! Yikes! Maybe I'll post some of those later.
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