Mistletoe art update…

Mistletoe art update…

The little lady is taking shape. 🤏

I had to temporarily darken my traced reference lines as they were so faint, they didn’t show up in the photo lol. 🤦

When it comes to reference marks…

Less is more, light is best and rulers are very handy for double checking proportions. 📏

The sketch doesn’t have to completely line up with the reference photo at this stage…

But the closer it is now, the less work there is later. 👍

I usually begin with the eyes as I want them to hold the focus of the drawing.

Everything else creates a framework and context for the eyes. 👀

Unfortunately, my Pebeo drawing gum pen had set rock solid lol, so I was unable to use it to block out the light reflection.

But I made do with what I had.

And ordered more Pebeo! 😄

Then it was time for the first of several light and loose graphite ‘undercoats’.

With blending and pulling up (erasing) in between each coat. ✏️

And continuing the constant process of

‘morph and modify’, so that the end result reflects the reference photo as much as I would like it to. 🤞

Once all the light graphite layers are down, it’s time to start the real drawing imo.

Building up the layers creates a foundation for the carbon to ‘sit on’.

The more layers…

The more realistic the end result will be. âœ

But in order to avoid ‘muddying’ the layers, there must be a balance between laying down, blending and lifting up. 👈

Just before transitioning into carbon, I begin to blacken the blackest blacks 🖤

and whiten the whitest whites. 🤍

This is the point where a drawing starts to take flight. ✈️

Stay tuned for the next installment. 👋

And please share Mistletoe with your friends!

She needs a home to call her own. 🫶

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