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“Benjamin”, Update #3

May 8th, 2008 · No Comments

Getting there…

 In progress photo of colored pencil drawing entitled Benjamin

Colored Pencil on Pastelbord, 7 x 11″ 

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Tags: Child Portraits · Colored Pencil · Work In Progress

“Benjamin”, Update #2

May 7th, 2008 · No Comments

Technically this is update #1, because I started over. I really wasn’t feeling it with the Mi-Teintes paper on the first version…I guess I’ve been spoiled by Pastelbord.

 In progress photo of colored pencil drawing entitled Benjamin

Colored Pencil on Pastelbord, 7 x 11″ 

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Tags: Child Portraits · Colored Pencil · Work In Progress

“Benjamin”, Update #1

April 30th, 2008 · 1 Comment

About an hours worth of work on this one so far. A commissioned drawing.

 In progress photo of colored pencil portrait entitled Benjamin.

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Tags: Child Portraits · Colored Pencil · Work In Progress

“Emre, Newborn” Complete

April 2nd, 2008 · 6 Comments

I had to chop four inches from the bottom of the canvas to do it, but I’ve finally finished it:

 Colored pencil portrait entitled Emre, Newborn

Colored Pencil on Pastelbord, 11 x 10″

 If I hadn’t cut it there would be a large field of green in the front of the piece which wouldn’t have added anything visually interesting – so, I took a liberty.

It’s a relief to have this one done; when something sits on my desk for as long as this one did it starts to get stale in my mind and it’s tough to force myself into working on it.  I’m mostly happy with the way it turned out, though.

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Tags: Child Portraits · Colored Pencil · Completed Work

“Emre, Newborn” Update #8

March 30th, 2008 · 2 Comments

If it wasn’t for him, I wouldn’t be drawing it…and because of him I haven’t the time (or energy) to work on it. :P

Perhaps by this time next week I’ll have it finished, hehe.

 In progress photo of colored pencil portrait entitled Emre, Newborn

Colored Pencil on Pastelbord, 11 x 14″ 

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Tags: Child Portraits · Colored Pencil · Work In Progress

“Emre, Newborn” Update #7

March 24th, 2008 · 3 Comments

Face about finished; he just needs an ear.

 In progress photo of colored pencil portrait entitled Emre, Newborn

Colored Pencil on Pastelbord, 11 x 14″ 

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Tags: Child Portraits · Colored Pencil · Work In Progress

“Emre, Newborn” Update #6

March 23rd, 2008 · No Comments

In progress photo of colored pencil drawing entitled Emre, Newborn
Colored Pencil on Pastelbord, 11 x 14″

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Tags: Child Portraits · Colored Pencil · Work In Progress

“Emre, Newborn” Update #5

March 22nd, 2008 · 2 Comments

Now with both eyes in:

In progress photo of colored pencil drawing entitled Emre, Newborn
Colored Pencil on Pastelbord, 11 x 14″

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Tags: Child Portraits · Colored Pencil · Work In Progress

“Emre, Newborn” Update #4

March 22nd, 2008 · No Comments

In better light:

 In progress photo of colored pencil drawing entitled Emre, Newborn

Colored Pencil on Pastelbord, 11 x 14″ 

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Tags: Child Portraits · Colored Pencil · Work In Progress

“Emre, Newborn” Update #3

March 19th, 2008 · 2 Comments

A little bit more:

 In progress photo of colored pencil portrait entitled Emre, Newborn

Colored Pencil on Pastelbord, 11 x 14″ 

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Tags: Child Portraits · Colored Pencil · Work In Progress