Wax Bloom

Ashley | Carbon Pencil on Vellum Bristol | 8 x 10″ 

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Worked up the hair a bit more and bumped up some of that shadows:

Ashley | Carbon Pencil on Vellum Bristol | 8 x 10″ 

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Moderate progress from a few sessions I was able to squeeze in yesterday and this morning:

Ashley | Carbon Pencil on Vellum Bristol | 8 x 10″ 

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Modeling the face a bit more, adjusting existing shadows and filling in the hair:

Ashley | Carbon Pencil on Vellum Bristol | 8 x 10″ 

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Worked on over lunch, the face is starting to take shape:

Ashley | Carbon Pencil on Vellum Bristol | 8 x 10″ 

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Another 45 minutes or so squeezed in before heading to work:

Ashley | Carbon Pencil on Vellum Bristol | 8 x 10″ 

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This is the very beginning steps of a new commissioned piece - probably only about 45 minutes of work into it at this point, but I wanted to get an update on the blog today because I told the client I would.

Ashley | Carbon Pencil on Vellum Bristol | 8 x 10″ 

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And here is Mr. Lincoln, now finished:

Lincoln | Carbon Pencil on Cold Press Ill. Board | 8 x 10″

I’m pretty happy with the way this one turned out, and feel like I’m getting a much better feel for carbon pencils, as well as nailing down some techniques for working with them. I’m going to take a short break from them to do a color piece, and then come back to them next week for a drawing of my son that will be a companion piece for Clara, Profile.

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I expect the next update will be the finished drawing.

Lincoln  | Carbon Pencil on Cold Press Ill. Board | 8 x 10″ 

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Progress:

Lincoln | Carbon Pencil on Cold Press Ill. Board | 8 x 10″ 

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