Lily James

11x14

I actually did this portrait a few weeks ago at an art show, but I honestly forgot
about it until today. I used an 8B pencil, mechanical pencil, kneaded eraser, eraser stick,

cloth, and paper stump.

Audrey Hepburn

9x12

 

This is a portrait I actually did a few weeks ago, but never got around to

posting it until now. I used a mechanical pencil, 8B pencil, 1/8 stump, eraser stick,

kneaded eraser, and cloth.



Taylor Swift

11x14

This is yet another portrait for the art show. I really enjoyed drawing this one,
Taylor has a polished, classic look and all of the detail made it interesting. For this portrait

I used a mechanical pencil, 8B pencil, 1/8 stump, eraser stick, kneaded eraser, and 

cloth. 

Carrie Fisher

9x12

This is another portrait I drew for the upcoming show. For this 

portrait I used a mechanical pencil, 8B pencil, eraser stick, kneaded 

eraser, 1/8 stump, and cloth.

Mark Hamill

 9x12

 For the upcoming art show, I've been trying to draw more portraits to sell.
One of my friends suggested drawing some actors everybody would know, so
 because of the new Star Wars movie coming out, I decided to draw Mark Hamill and
Carrie Fisher. Mark Hamill was very fun to draw because he was quickly
 recognizable and his eyes are very unique. The photo of him also had alot of detail,
 which made the portrait turn out better than a low quality photo would have done.
For this portrait, I used a mechanical pencil, and an 8B pencil, my kneaded
eraser and eraser stick, a cloth for blending, and a 1/8 stump. 

Here's the link to the time lapse:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lC-EyrtkeA

Felicity Jones

11x14

This is a portrait I drew that took me about 5-6 hours to finish. I felt drawn to the
photo because of the beautiful simplicity and the detail was wonderful!  I had a lot
of fun drawing it, blending and shading the skin was fun, and I loved doing the eyes and mouth.
One thing I love about drawing detailed portraits is highlighting with my kneaded eraser and
eraser stick. It almost feels like sculpting. 

Adam Young

 

original photo                                                  9x12 portrait

This is a portrait I drew for one of my favorite musicians, Owl City (Adam Young.)

We recently went to one of his concerts and it was put by security guards with the other
 gifts for Adam. All was well until I recieved an email from one of the workers at the
 House of Blues(where the concert was) about a week later. He said he found it in one
 of the Green rooms and wanted to return it to me. Hopefully Adam got to at least see
 it before they left. I assume it was left on accident. We met with the worker who had
my portrait, and I was very glad to know it was safe and sound.
 Hopefully someday I'll get another chance to give it to Adam Young.

Holly

11x14

This is a commission I did for my cousin Holly. I've been drawing portraits of
each of my cousins (around 14+) and giving them as birthday/belated birthday gifts.

For this portrait I used HB, 4B, 7B, and 8B pencils, a mechanical pencil, cloth, stumps,
a kneaded eraser, and eraser stick.

One thing I love to do when I'm drawing is details. Even though it takes longer,
and it's harder, it's much more satisfying to have a more detailed, realistic portrait.

Rings on Her Fingers

9x12

This is a noncommission portrait that I did recently. I actually did it over the course of
a few days, but it took about 5 hours put together. I used HB, 4B, 7B, and 8B pencils, a mechanical
pencil, kneaded eraser, eraser stick, cloth, and tortillions.

Tom Hiddleston

9x12

I did this portrait just for fun. Since there are alot of really neat
pictures of Tom Hiddleston, I thought it would be fun to try out 

one of them.

I used 2B, 4B, 7B, and 8B pencils, a mechanical pencil for any facial hair
and little details, stumps and a cloth for blending, a kneaded eraser and eraser stick.

Here is the link to the Time lapse

Princess of Monaco

11x14

This is a portrait of Grace Kelly I did (not as a commission) which I am
very happy with. I did do a timelapse for this portrait, but I didn't get the
very end recorded.  In the portrait I used HB, 2B, 4B, 7B, and 8B pencils, stumps,
a cloth, eraser stick, kneaded eraser, and mechanical pencil.

Enjoy!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XL_4v4rZmVQ&feature=youtu.be

Brenna

11x14

This is an older portrait, so there isn't a time lapse.

For this portrait, I used HB, 2B, 4B, 7B and 8B pencils, tortillions,
 a cloth for blending, kneaded eraser, and an eraser stick.

Thoughtful

photography credits go to Kristy G. Photography
11x14

This is a portrait I did for an upcoming art show, the Plainfield Library Art show (in Indiana)
open to the public on April 11th and 12th. Here is their site for more details if you're interested:
http://www.plainfieldlibrary.net/3rd-annual-arts-gala-is-elemental//.

Unfortunately the camera I used to take this photo isn't the best quality, so the shading on
the top left corner reflected the light, but it was the best camera available. :)

For this portrait, I used HB, 2B, 4B, and 8B pencils, an eraser stick, kneaded eraser,

fibercloth, and paper stumps (for blending).

Here is the link to the timelapse:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SYTf5CP4WE&feature=em-upload_owner

Freckles

11x14

This is a portrait I did for an upcoming art show. One thing I really love about the photo
I drew from was that the little girl looks so sweet, and she isn't caked with makeup or posing
unnaturally.

I used HB, 4B, and 8B pencils, stumps, a fibercloth, eraser stick, and kneaded eraser.

Here is the time lapse, enjoy!

Adam and Lindsay + 1st Time Lapse

11x14

This is a commission I did for someone who is giving it to their grandson and his fiance
for their wedding! As you can imagine, I was both nervous and thrilled at the privilege.
They are such a beautiful couple and look very sweet and happy, so it was fun to draw.

I used 2B, 4B, and 8B pencils, stumps, a fibercloth, eraser stick, and kneaded eraser.

Also... I finally remembered to do a time lapse!

I have been wanting to do them for a while, but always remember halfway through the portrait.

It's shockingly fast. The video is three hours condensed into one minute!

Enjoy!

Alixandra Elizabeth

9x12

 

I did another watercolor, this time of my sister, Alix. It's supposed
to look vintage/sepia. I used a brown, black, tan and light brown
watercolor pencils, a small and large paintbrush, and a little water. 

Watercolor Self Portrait

 9x12

My dad recently got my sister some watercolor paints and watercolor pencils.
Alix generously shared with me and we started experimenting immediately.

 

 After a few days of trying them out, Alix has been drawn to the paints, while I'm drawn to the
pencils. The method is very fun and easy: You draw what you want with the
pencils then carefully draw over it with a wet paintbrush.

 

Last Friday night, after copious amounts of new watercolor drawings and failures, I
decided to try a self portrait. I usually draw from photos, but I wanted to try something
different. To make it look vintage, I tried a sepia affect with 2 different shades of
brown and a black. I would have smiled, but I wasn't sure how long it would take, and
people in old portraits are usually not smiling, anyways.

Since then I have done a few more watercolor portraits with live sittings, two of my
sisters, and another of one of my friends. Since there is the jar of pencils,

the cup of water, paintbrushes, and paper towels needed, in all of the sittings

I've done we have sat on the floor, the subject usually leaning against the wall

 or a chair.

 

Thankfully they only take 30 minutes to an hour, so the subjects don't have to sit too long,
but even still they needed a break about halfway through, which was nice for me
so I could re-sharpen the pencils, get a drink and stretch my legs a little.

 

I still prefer pencils, but watercolor is really fun and I am still experimenting with it.

 

 



Best Friends

 

This a portrait I did by commission of two adorable Weimaraner dogs. I had lots of

fun drawing this portrait, as it required me to use my imagination.

I used two different photos, one of each dog, and first photo-shopped them

 to how I was imagining the final product. I then printed it off for a sizing reference,

and drew it.

 

 I used a kneaded eraser, eraser stick, tortillions and stumps, and 2B, 4B,7B and 8B pencils.

 

Here are the two photos I used:

 



Grandson

9x12

This is a commission I did for which I used HB, 2B, 4B, 7B, and 8B pencils,

tortillions and stumps, an eraser stick, and a kneaded eraser.