Apr 11, 2013 by Patrick Entenmann in Blog Tags: animal, Charcoal, charcoal drawing, Charcoal Portrait, drawing, Drawing hair, farm, filly, gelding, Graphite, graphite drawing, graphite pencil, Graphite portrait, Horse, mare, pencil, pencil drawing, pencil portrait, pet, portrait, realistic, stallion
Following the familiar theme in this drawing, I am striving to get the deepest value saturation in order to make the highlights pop. By laying a wash of charcoal and burnishing with the blackest graphite I know of, the Kimberly 9xxb, I can almost get a dark as black as charcoal that still melds with [...]
Oct 13, 2012 by Patrick Entenmann in Blog Tags: animal, bridle, Charcoal, charcoal drawing, Charcoal Portrait, drawing, Drawing hair, farm, filly, gelding, Graphite, graphite drawing, graphite pencil, Graphite portrait, Horse, mare, pencil, pencil drawing, pencil portrait, pet, portrait, realistic, shading, stallion
Continuing the shading process down the muzzle, I also work on the leather straps of the bridle and the beginnings of the upper neck . Leather, especially shiny, yet worn leather, requires some intricate work to pull off the look. You tend to think of minor elements of a drawing are more or less one [...]
Oct 10, 2012 by Patrick Entenmann in Blog Tags: animal, Charcoal, charcoal drawing, Charcoal Portrait, Contrast, drawing, Drawing hair, farm, filly, Graphite, graphite drawing, graphite pencil, Graphite portrait, Horse, mare, pencil, pencil drawing, pencil portrait, pet, portrait, realistic, shading, values
Here I continue down the muzzle, again reaching for very deep darks for the necessary contrast this drawing demands. The whitest I can get is the white of the paper so those blacks need to be fully saturated. Again I utilize the Kimberly 9xxb to burnish over a wash of charcoal. This horse’s white star [...]
Aug 31, 2012 by Patrick Entenmann in Blog Tags: animal, burnishing, Charcoal, charcoal drawing, Charcoal Portrait, drawing, farm, filly, gelding, Graphite, graphite drawing, graphite pencil, Graphite portrait, Horse, mare, pencil, pencil drawing, pencil portrait, pet, portrait, realistic, shading, stallion, values
Since I am right handed, I generally begin shading a picture from the upper left of a drawing and work my way down and to the right. Often I need to rework areas, but I try to limit how much my hands will come into contact with shaded areas. Even with a paper shield, smudging [...]
Aug 25, 2012 by Patrick Entenmann in Blog Tags: animal, begining, Charcoal, charcoal drawing, Charcoal Portrait, drawing, equestrian, equine, farm, filly, gelding, Graphite, graphite drawing, graphite pencil, Graphite portrait, Horse, mare, materials, pencil, pencil drawing, pencil portrait, pet, portrait, realistic, stallion
Every time I receive a commission, it inevitably comes with a back story. Most often, someone will have a portrait commissioned to commemorate a special occasion. Whether that be a new addition to a family, a memorable moment capturing the essence of a childhood, or a wedding, an anniversary, or a posthumous memorial. They are [...]
Jan 3, 2012 by Patrick Entenmann in Blog Tags: burnishing, Charcoal, charcoal drawing, Charcoal Portrait, drawing, Drawing hair, drawing wrinkles, Graphite, graphite drawing, Graphite portrait, pencil, pencil drawing, pencil portrait, portrait, realistic, shading
The portrait is completed. To make the whites of the teeth and the shine of the badge come through I lightly shaded the background. This photo doesn’t really pick it up very well, but it knocks down the values enough to draw out the highlights. Often I find that some drawings do not photograph well [...]
Dec 30, 2011 by Patrick Entenmann in Blog Tags: burnishing, Charcoal, charcoal drawing, Charcoal Portrait, drawing, Drawing hair, drawing wrinkles, Graphite, graphite drawing, Graphite portrait, pencil, pencil drawing, pencil portrait, portrait, realistic
Now that I have the main focus of the portrait – the head and face – I am trying to compliment it with the contrast that the shirt and tie will bring. I might have been able to get a good dark with the Kimberly 9xxB pencil, but I chose to put down a relatively [...]
Dec 20, 2011 by Patrick Entenmann in Blog Tags: Charcoal, charcoal drawing, Charcoal Portrait, drawing, drawing wrinkles, Graphite, graphite drawing, Graphite portrait, pencil, pencil drawing, pencil portrait, portrait, realistic
The face and hair are now pretty much done. After I begin the shirt and tie I will be able to better determine if I need to do any adjustments. I have used the subtle texture of the paper to accentuate the skin texture of the subject. I am still using a brush to blend [...]
Dec 18, 2011 by Patrick Entenmann in Blog Tags: Charcoal, charcoal drawing, Charcoal Portrait, drawing, Drawing hair, drawing wrinkles, Graphite, graphite drawing, Graphite portrait, pencil, pencil drawing, pencil portrait, portrait, realistic
Since the last post I have moved on to the hair, and further shaded a good portion of the face. I want the hair to have very defined contrast, but I want to save the darkest darks for the shirt and tie so I used several grades of graphite including the Kimberly 9xxB to get [...]
Dec 16, 2011 by Patrick Entenmann in Blog Tags: Charcoal, charcoal drawing, Charcoal Portrait, drawing, Graphite, graphite drawing, Graphite portrait, pencil, pencil drawing, pencil portrait, portrait, realistic
I usually shade the forehead first, and this portrait is no exception. By covering a large area with washes of graphite I can begin shaping the head and more importantly, set a value range from which to build. No matter how many portraits I draw, I usually begin too light in my values. Right now [...]
