Cast Away

 

Painting is really drawing with paint. I had to train to hold the pencil the way I should a paint brush and use the whole arm instead of using just the wrist. Sketching is tedious and intense. I have been painting more and drawing less; I should retrace a bit and sketch more often. Hmm. 

Humble beginnings

This is throwback from a while ago; recalling how it all begins - with free-flowing guidelines, values to indicate light & shadow and a few dark notes to define the features. There's something about unfinished work that I find very appealing; and I love this cast for the endearing emotion it carries. I read this somewhere, and I think it true - Its not so much just the eyes but also the lips that hold the key to the expression.

I came across this sketch recently and I thought it would be apt for a post to commemorate the humble beginnings of this blog. I am pleased to note the 3000+ views!! Heartfelt gratitude to all the dutiful followers and to the new few who may have stumbled upon it by pure chance!

Inside Out

Another sketch in progress. Instead of working outwards in, the idea was to work from the inside out; focusing more on the details rather than the composition, and so spending more time on and exercising a greater value range.

Its all Relative

One of my first attempts at drawing the human face and one of those 'still in progress' works. I don't have the poster that was my reference anymore and so this will remain incomplete for now. I'd like to think that I managed to capture the essence of this person - I wonder if that is enough to make him recognizable?

Cast Drawing

Quiet, please