Wax Bloom

Feeling better about this one, especially the way the light is coming together:

The Lake | Colored Pencil on Pastelbord | 6 x 12″ 

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Feeling somewhat better about the shirt now, though still not 100% pleased:

The Lake | Colored Pencil on Pastelbord | 6 x 12″ 

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Here’s a really awful photo of the abysmal progress I made over lunch. The hair I am pleased with for the most part, but I foresee a ball of masking tape in my immediate future to pull up much of the pigment I’ve put down for the shirt. 

The Lake | Colored Pencil on Pastelbord | 6 x 12″ 

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We took the kids up to our family’s long-time favorite vacation spot for the first time over the weekend. My wife took some wonderful photos of our daughter playing in the surf at the lake, so naturally I’m turning one of them into a drawing. 

The Lake | Colored Pencil on Pastelbord | 6 x 12″ 

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Just a couple of more tweaks to make…

Sammie | Carbon Pencil on Cold Press Ill. Board | 12 x 7″ 

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Blocking in the initial values in her face – next update or the one after will probably be the finished drawing. (crappy iphone photo, by the way)

Sammie | Carbon Pencil on Cold Press Ill. Board | 12 x 7″ 

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Sammie | Carbon Pencil on Cold Press Ill. Board | 12 x 7″

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And you thought there was never going to be a face attached to all that hair…

Sammie | Carbon Pencil on Cold Press Ill. Board | 12 x 7″ 

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Closer and closer…

Sammie | Carbon Pencil on Cold Press Ill. Board | 12 x 7″ 

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Blocked in a bunch more of the darker values – more detail work to come. I’m hoping the hair will be finished with the next update.

Sammie | Carbon Pencil on Cold Press Ill. Board | 12 x 7″ 

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