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PaulTHutchins — The Ravages Of Time
Published: 2011-08-16 17:52:42 +0000 UTC; Views: 835; Favourites: 21; Downloads: 13
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It was mentioned to me by a fellow DA memeber about drawing an old man. So here is my attempt. Though i may do some more work on it as the photograph shows the man wearing a headdress....but when i scanned it i liked it as it was.Related content
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Thank you, i like your reaction....
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Thank you....one i may draw again some day to see if i have improved...
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Exercise make the master.
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I really like your gallery.How did you get skin wrinkle or give it that texture that looks so real?any tips I would appreciate
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Hi...thank you....
Im really no expert at drawing, only starting out myself so my advice is limited to what i have learnt so far.
Get yourself a tortillion, if you havent got one already,this is important to use for blending. Though shading can be achieved in many ways, this is how i do it...
The wrinkles i achieved by drawing the deep furrows as you see them,just dark thick lines, then using a torillion (a blending Stick, which is just a pointed stick really) i use the graphite of these lines and work with that to acheieve the shadows which make them appear to have depth..i then did dark dots and lighter dots,(acheieved using an eraser) to make it look like the pores of the skin. The older a person is the larger the pores it seems.again blending with a tortillion.
To draw a portrait, start out with finding a good reference photograph, i always change the photo im using to black and white on the computer, then you can see all the shadows, dark lines etc better.Sketch the basic outlines, eyes nose etc
For young skin i lay down a foundation of graphite and use a tissue to blend this in...then i add more garphite to the areas that are darker, layer after layer, blending it in with a torillion ... Remember there are no lines on a face just shadows to give the illusion of depth and to give it structure.....
Really look at your reference photo and study everything about it, look at where the lighter areas are, where shadows fall etc...you will be surprised at how much you miss.My Bowie and Jolie drawings are testamount to that. Draw exactly what you see, not what you think should be there..
Check out the many tutorials on DA, and the most important thing is, practise, practise practise.....
Hope this helps...
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The lines were very prominent that it really portrays exactly what the title says... I like it...
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Thank you....the original photograph his lines are that deep....
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This is awesome, so much detail. Very great job (:
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Thanx for your comments, really appreciate it...
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Haha, my pleasure. Well deserved (:
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Gorgeous ... I loved the details ( wrinkles , eyes , moustache & beard ) + the shades in you drawing
STUNNING
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Tahnk you....loved drawing this.
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LOL...thanx , ill take that as a compliment.
The guy is a bedouin so his face is pretty deeply lined from i guess all those years in the hot sun.
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wow, nice one. He has one hard unsettling stare. Great flesh rendering. Well done friend
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Thanx Mark....i found this one pretty easy to do....and really enjoyed doing. The skin variation made it more interesting to draw. Now its your turn....
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i've just found a wonderful old woman, starting tomorrow. By the way i found your reference you used .. spot on man, good job
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Thanx...im not sure whether to add the headress or not...though i like it as it is. Reminds me a bit of the scene from the film "The Shining" with Jack Nicholson sticking his head through the door saying "Heres Johnny".
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uncanny .. i thought of that scene too .. it has that look. Difficult decision whether to put headress in or not or just suggest it, i'll leave that one to you lol
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