Pencil Art Drawings
Guidelines for Pencil Portrait Drawing – Using Strong Lights and Darks
Value is one of the most troublesome elements of portraiture. The majority of artists are very hesitant about tone and do not push the shadows far enough. This is often because:
1. Their eyes are not yet trained to see the subtle variations.
2. The fear of losing a drawing.
Beginning artists can see large lights and large darks and half-tones easily enough but it takes eye-training to see the finer variations in value.
In this commentary we will focus on the interplay of strong unconventional lights and darks that are thrown upon the subject’s head, i.e., light-dappled patterns.
As usual, we first draw the construct and locate the facial features (brow line and base of the nose).
When working with a complex value pattern the primary objective is striving to simplify the patterns. Drawing, in general, is invariably an exercise in simplification, i.e., making choices.
The next step is that of hatching-in the overall dark/light pattern with simple tones. At this stage do not yet refine the values because doing so will surely lead to failure.
Using a stump or your fingers, blend the pencil dust. If you use a paper stump be careful not to dull the tones. The lights can be added, corrected, and refined with your putty eraser.
The facial area and the hair are now carefully drawn in.
Keep these structural lines very soft. Also, proceed constructing the value forms keeping in mind that, except for the sun-dappled pattern, the tone must be kept down, i.e., nothing in the shadows must stand out.
This is a delicate balancing act. Value must be added and then subtly modeled and/or taken away. This is an exercise in going back and forth.
Also, do not be tempted to finish the facial features but be sure that the likeness is already evident and that the proportions are right. That is, at this stage, your drawing should look like an under-painting.
Like color, tone is affected by the surrounding value. You can see, for example, that once the hair is hatched-in and somewhat refined that the facial area now appears lighter than before.
Now, you can return to the facial area and break down the big tonal masses into their various forms and relationships by using hatching, stumping and delicate eraser work.
The challenge with dappled light is to make the delicate patterns while still keeping a coherent entire. As a general rule, cast shadows have hard edges while form shadows have soft edges of varying degrees. When using a stump, you should barely touch the paper. This allows you to maintain the small lights that reflect off the paper thereby maintaining the image alive and vibrating with light.
To lay down the most subtle tones employ the blackest, hardest pieces of putty eraser you can find.
As is the case with the facial area, the values of the hair must be subordinated to the overall light and must harmonize with the face both physically and emotionally.
Lastly, at this stage you can leave the sketch as is or you can push it further by adding more detail. That is an visual decision left to you.
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