Last week I spent a great day out with a friend from Australia, she was over here visiting family and catching up with old acquaintances. We had glorious weather, although the afternoon proved a little too hot for both of us! We made the most of shaded walks through our local arboretum, but with so much news to catch up with there was no time for sketching. Needing an image to add to my journal entry for the day, I decided to attempt a portrait of my friend from one of the few photos I took.
People drawing is not my forte, so I played safe and started the pencil sketch on drawing paper rather than directly in my journal. To seal the pencil sketch I sponged over it with a light wash of liquid acrylic plus glazing liquid, then added some watercolour washes and gel pen. I am not sure anyone would recognise the "sitter", but it was good practice for drawing faces.
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Pencil, acrylic, watercolour, gel pen
(approx. 2" x 3") |
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