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Day 67,
Today I did some ballpoint pen sketches from the new reference libraries showing the different types of skulls. I’ve heard the differences referenced in so many anatomy lectures throughout the past few years, but its so useful to have reference images to compare the features, so these additions are much appreciated!
Day 68,
Today I started on an editorial portrait of actress Zendaya. I’ll be making some structural changes as I go, but so far I’m liking the look of combining my scan of my ink drawing with colours and texture brushes in Procreate!
Day 69,
Today I’m continuing to develop my portrait of Zendaya, introducing some Reilly rhythms to help improve upon the structure. It still has a long way to go(the features are still quite tilted), but I still think its looking better than the first draft from yesterday!
Day 70,
Today I decided to do some more Bridgman studies, along with some invented skeletons based on some of his figure drawings. While this isn’t specifically portrait related, I’m interested in using Bridgman as a means for better understanding the way that forms interlock, and developing my invention and simplification skills, all skills that will lend themselves well to my invented and/or more stylized portraits. As an added bonus, sketching with the G-nib without a pencil drawing is helping my dexterity and forcing me to be more economical in my mark making.
Day 71,
Today I made some more adjustments to my ongoing Bruce Lee portrait. I’m going to paint over the orbital section and redo the eyes, so the next updated version of this project should hopefully look a lot different and better!
Day 72,
Today I did some Bridgman inspired costumed figure drawing from my own photo library, limiting the time to three minutes each(with the exception of the colour, added in acrylic ink afterwards for some additional visual interest). I’m really liking the idea of using abstract and small marks to indicate, rather than elaborately convey detail.
Day 73,
Today I started on a colour study for an upcoming portrait of the rockstar Meatloaf, who is one of my favourite singers, and so fun to watch perform in videos.
Day 74,
Today I continued to work on my Bruce Lee portrait, painting over the eye area to refine the structure. This is still really rough and drawn in, but I’m looking to use the eventual eye shape and brow furl expression to help strengthen the likeness.
Day 75,
Today I did a speed paint of a portrait, limiting myself to twenty minutes. As I don’t paint nearly as much as I draw, I’m happy that I’m starting to think less about minute details, and more about large planes and value relationships. I limited myself to a monochromatic palette, but I’m really fascinated about how varying between saturated tints/shades and neutrals can be used to suggest different temperatures all without using more than one hue. I got a little carried away with the rim lights on the hair, but overall, what was interesting is that none of the other values got very far past the 50% range, yet there is readable contrast, which is something I want to explore in future portraits!
Day 76,
Today I continued to adjust my editorial portrait of India’s Prime Minister Modi, removing the patterning on the clothing that takes away from the focus on the face, and improving upon the structures of the head. It’s still got a long way to go, but I’m starting to see the likeness improve, which is really important for this type of portrait in particular!
Day 77,
Today I continued to work on my portrait of actress Zendaya Coleman, mostly testing some notan an relationships. I still need to improve on the structure, but right now I’m experimenting with exaggerating the temperature of the cheek region to communicate a sense of warmth and energy. This playing up of the red of the cheeks and nose is very popular in my particular field of illustration right now, but I am still interested in a likeness and some sense of realism, so I will look to apply some of the lessons I am learning from Theodor Todorovitch’s portrait painting class as a I continue to experiment and refine!
Day 78,
Today I continued to work on my Zendaya portrait, exploring a little more with how a warm analogous scheme can be adjusted to create a broader range of warms and cools.
Day 79,
Today I decided to try and replicate the process that I’ve seen so far in Joseph Todorovitch’s portrait series, only instead I tried using some of the oil painting brushes I have for procreate. I’m really happy to see that the same principles essentially apply! I will definitely continue to practice massing in areas of darks, as I love how Joeseph blocks in the entire shadow area before adding some subtle indications for areas like the eyes. I’m only a couple lessons in, so this exercise is only as far as the shadow massing for the most part.
Day 80,
Today I thought Id try something completely different, but nonetheless head drawing/portrait related. I decided to apply the knowledge i’ve been accumulating about the human skull and see if I could make sense of the skull of one of our ape ancestors. My brother is an anthropology student, and supplies me with some great reference of human and proto human skulls! I unfortunately can’t remember the name of this specimen, but drawing it certainly got my brain working to problem solve and see if I could identify some of the important landmarks I’ve learned here on NMA!
Day 81,
Today I challenged myself to draw like Kim Jung Gi with just a brush pen and no construction sketch, which was really difficult! I definitely think that doing this exercise is improving my dexterity though, so I expect to do a few more of these freehand timed portraits in the future!
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