Apr 15, 2013 by Patrick Entenmann in Blog Tags: cover art, Graphite, graphite drawing, graphite pencil, Graphite portrait, pencil, pencil drawing, pencil portrait, portrait, Published
One of my drawings, Sturdevant, has been recently featured as the cover art for a lovely choral piece of music. You can see the online version and learn more about the music here: http://www.elizabethalexander.com/works/one-more-redeemer
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 [...]
Dec 13, 2012 by Patrick Entenmann in Blog Tags: animal, Charcoal, drawing, Drawing hair, farm, filly, gelding, Graphite, graphite drawing, graphite pencil, Graphite portrait, Horse, mare, pencil, pencil drawing, pet, portrait, realistic, shading, stallion, values
The glossy sheen the hair on the neck creates a neat rippling effect. It’s a beautiful, clean, and wonderfully natural look. However, this look is very difficult to give justice using graphite as a medium. I must get enough contrast to make the off-white of the paper look like reflected sun. I need a little help [...]
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 [...]
Apr 13, 2012 by Patrick Entenmann in Blog Tags: artist, drawing, Graphite, graphite drawing, graphite pencil, pencil, pencil portrait, Thank you
From time to time I receive emails from aspiring artists, or people who are just generally curious about art and my process. Not long ago I received a message from Tracy. She is fairly new to drawing, but she has passion and from what I could see, some real talent. She wrote: “I haven’t any [...]
Apr 6, 2012 by Patrick Entenmann in Blog Tags: animal, blending, drawing, Drawing fur, Drawing hair, drawing wrinkles, farm, filly, Graphite, graphite drawing, graphite pencil, Graphite portrait, Horse, mare, pencil, pencil drawing, pencil portrait, pet, portrait, realistic, shading, stallion
As I move down the face, my blending becomes increasingly refined to give the illusion of finer and finer hairs, down to the bare skin of the muzzle. It becomes more important to focus on the little details such as wrinkles surrounding the lips to give the portrait life. This takes me a good deal [...]
Mar 27, 2012 by Patrick Entenmann in Blog Tags: animal, colt, drawing, Drawing hair, farm, filly, Graphite, graphite drawing, graphite pencil, Graphite portrait, Horse, mare, pencil, pencil drawing, pencil portrait, pet, portrait, realistic, shading, stallion
While I love the expressive eyes of this animal, the veins and muscles are what make this picture come alive for me. The jowl is getting to the value saturation I’ll be comfortable with and the contrast between the mane and forehead is developing. It is difficult to get a natural looking contrast between the [...]
