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markstewart β€” Old and wise stages

Published: 2011-08-17 18:35:05 +0000 UTC; Views: 1450; Favourites: 25; Downloads: 0
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Description An old woman .. A4 pencil on Bristol paper. Trying something a bit different, most of the flesh was drawn with stumps.
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Comments: 47

momsefine [2012-03-10 11:26:18 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for giving a pice of how your drawing

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markstewart In reply to momsefine [2012-03-11 14:31:42 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome, my pleasure

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JustABeautifulDream [2011-08-20 13:14:23 +0000 UTC]

The wrinkles are great!! The skin around the eyes and the details in the eyes are perfect.

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markstewart In reply to JustABeautifulDream [2011-08-20 15:56:14 +0000 UTC]

Thank you, i appreciate that

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JoannaBromley [2011-08-19 20:41:11 +0000 UTC]

Wow! The skin texture is incredible...have never tried a pure pencil piece before...I find it daunting! ANd the eyes are fabulous...tehy glow with life!

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markstewart In reply to JoannaBromley [2011-08-20 15:53:46 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much

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AngelasPortraits [2011-08-19 10:08:52 +0000 UTC]

Awesome so far ... I'm not brave enough yet to tackle wrinkles!!

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markstewart In reply to AngelasPortraits [2011-08-19 17:07:35 +0000 UTC]

Thank you, and i'm sure you could draw one and do a brilliant job at it. I practiced on my ape portrait and got all my mistakes out the way on that one

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AngelasPortraits In reply to markstewart [2011-08-21 08:41:54 +0000 UTC]

Hahaha ... your ape is lovely!!

Yep, if I find a good ref I might give it a go

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yvonne29 [2011-08-19 06:19:39 +0000 UTC]

looks really good so far!,the wrinkles and her eyes are amazing

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markstewart In reply to yvonne29 [2011-08-19 17:03:34 +0000 UTC]

Thank you I thought the eyes were very striking on the reference, they showed the pain of old age.

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Joilieder [2011-08-19 01:43:26 +0000 UTC]

Getting there!

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markstewart In reply to Joilieder [2011-08-19 17:00:13 +0000 UTC]

Thank you, It's nice to use stumps for a change and i'm enjoying watching it develop

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Joilieder In reply to markstewart [2011-08-19 17:04:22 +0000 UTC]

Not to act like I know better than you because that's a laugh, but shouldn't the lines around the mouth be finer?

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markstewart In reply to Joilieder [2011-08-19 17:22:54 +0000 UTC]

You have sharp eyes, nothing gets past you lol . From the nose down I have just put a rough foundation on for now. I stopped work on that part because i want to add the neck first which is dark, that will help me tonally to do the chin and mouth better. It's the most complicated part of this image. When i blend that area it will push back the lines (Hopefully) if not i'll lift by dabbing them with a kneadable eraser. That's tomorrows work all planned out

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Joilieder In reply to markstewart [2011-08-19 17:41:43 +0000 UTC]

I knew I didn't have to say it but I just had to. Crazy!

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markstewart In reply to Joilieder [2011-08-19 18:07:58 +0000 UTC]

you're welcome It's nice to explain how i go about things. Some artists can start at the top and work down a pic in a methodical manner, and i have no idea how they can do it. I can't use grids either. I spend about an hour at the beginning of a session going back over my previous days work fine tuning it before continuing on to a fresh part. It's easy to miss thing though so i have a photocopy of my drawing with notes on it and circled areas as reminders for me ( i have an awful memory)

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Shazhutch [2011-08-18 21:34:52 +0000 UTC]

This is soo amazing!! Fantastic work

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markstewart In reply to Shazhutch [2011-08-18 22:27:08 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much

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Shazhutch In reply to markstewart [2011-08-19 21:12:11 +0000 UTC]

You are very very welcome

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GreyScale36 [2011-08-18 16:41:56 +0000 UTC]

At this stage of a commission it usually takes me around 7-8 days, but you sir. . .take the biscuit! I'm mesmerized by how you've captured the subject's eyes! The depth to her aged skin texture is beautifully executed! Very skillful indeed Mark!

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markstewart In reply to GreyScale36 [2011-08-18 16:49:16 +0000 UTC]

Thanks bud, that means a lot

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GreyScale36 In reply to markstewart [2011-08-18 17:00:37 +0000 UTC]

As always. . .it's my pleasure & you're more than welcome Mark!

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KurliQ [2011-08-18 16:30:42 +0000 UTC]

... Holy crap.
I thought it had a lot of detail before.
WHY DO YOU KEEP GIVING ME HEART ATTACKS EVERY TIME I SEE ONE OF YOUR DRAWINGS???!!??!?!?!???!!!?
Hehhh.. anyway, yeah, still amazing. ^-^

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markstewart In reply to KurliQ [2011-08-18 22:18:51 +0000 UTC]

Thank you once again

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KurliQ In reply to markstewart [2011-08-21 13:54:14 +0000 UTC]

And once again, you're very welcome. ^-^

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ZawArt [2011-08-18 09:20:24 +0000 UTC]

Fucking awesome!!!

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markstewart In reply to ZawArt [2011-08-18 14:47:28 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for a very enthusiastic comment lol

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GreyScale36 [2011-08-17 21:00:08 +0000 UTC]

What!!! Another one already??? Look at the progress so far!!! Mark, you're unbelievable! This piece is looking stunning at only day one!!! Love it!

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markstewart In reply to GreyScale36 [2011-08-17 21:25:45 +0000 UTC]

Yeh .. i'm like the movie "speed", if i stop drawing i self destruct lol

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GreyScale36 In reply to markstewart [2011-08-17 21:36:27 +0000 UTC]

hahaha Don't drop below 3-days, keep your fingers on the Graphite! It is coming along beautifully [added as favourite already!], absolutely beautiful!

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elwoodsean [2011-08-17 20:52:05 +0000 UTC]

Perfect so far.

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markstewart In reply to elwoodsean [2011-08-17 20:57:01 +0000 UTC]

Thanks

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Yuka13 [2011-08-17 20:15:33 +0000 UTC]

Woah! The details are so awesome

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markstewart In reply to Yuka13 [2011-08-17 20:31:13 +0000 UTC]

Thank you, glad you like the progress so far

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Yuka13 In reply to markstewart [2011-08-18 12:48:40 +0000 UTC]

You are welcome! This drawing will be great

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evettejo [2011-08-17 19:19:33 +0000 UTC]

Phenomenal!!!
I'm still jealous of you...
In case you don't know, this is KurliQ... I'm sharing this account with my older sister.

This has so much DETAIL! I'm so excited to see what it'll look like finished...
~ Hannah

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markstewart In reply to evettejo [2011-08-17 20:19:11 +0000 UTC]

Hi" H" Glad you like it, it's fun to draw .... and i'm jealous of your talent also

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evettejo In reply to markstewart [2011-08-17 20:23:45 +0000 UTC]

^-^
I love to draw random things when I'm bored... but they're normally stick figures. xD

And thank you.
~ Hannah

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LilaeaBluecoat [2011-08-17 18:47:37 +0000 UTC]

Wow! Looking good!
I'm drawing more with stumps lately, too. They really add a valuable extra tool to the arsenal, don't you think?

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markstewart In reply to LilaeaBluecoat [2011-08-17 20:15:43 +0000 UTC]

I found myself using them less and less so i intentionally did this to get them used again. I hope to explore them a lot on this one and find out what they are capable of. They do add depth to flesh when used right, or so i've seen on other artists artworks

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LilaeaBluecoat In reply to markstewart [2011-08-17 20:18:26 +0000 UTC]

Exactly! And they can be much more subtle (when needed) than any light pencil stroke can accomplish I've found. Especially for folds and wrinkles!

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markstewart In reply to LilaeaBluecoat [2011-08-17 20:25:48 +0000 UTC]

I have to be more disciplined to keep one sharper to vary the wrinkles sizes. They feel really nice to use on the smooth paper though.

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LilaeaBluecoat In reply to markstewart [2011-08-18 19:52:41 +0000 UTC]

I always keep some sandpaper nearby to sharpen them in between uses.

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Harmonice [2011-08-17 18:40:03 +0000 UTC]

Very very good!!!

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markstewart In reply to Harmonice [2011-08-17 20:12:04 +0000 UTC]

Thank you

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Harmonice In reply to markstewart [2011-08-17 20:16:46 +0000 UTC]

YouΒ΄re welcome !

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