Monday, October 07, 2019

Portrait Sketch in Sanguine - original portrait drawing

I seldom use sanguine, but used it along with a few General's pastel sticks and had a good time with it.  Colors in the pack were perfect for redhead coloring and I used smooth 9 x 12"  Colourfix paper in Fresh Grey, which has a blue tint so the color couldn't have been better as a surface, I think.  Usually I'm not a fan of drawing teeth, but in this case, the model had such an engaging smile that I found it a pleasure.  I knew, though, that it would be difficult to hold, so I got the smile down right away because I loved the way it looked at the beginning.    Thanks for stopping by!

4 comments:

myra anderson said...

she's beautiful! and she has great teeth!

hmuxo said...

Beautifully finished Connie. I love the way sanguine looks in a portrait. I never use it but I did buy a few pencils to try it out. I love the skin tones, light and beautiful expression.

Connie Chadwell said...

Hi Myra - great hearing from you and I love the teeth comment!

Connie Chadwell said...

Thank you Hilda - I think that's probably all I'll ever do in sanguine, but it was fun.