Month: December 2019

Unfinished Skull

This is a drawing of a skull done in graphite. The light is coming from behind the skull the front is only partially shaded in.
This is a still life of a skull, I used woodless graphite in 2H and 6B. As the title says it is not “done” as in it is only shaded in part of the skull, the darkest part that is opposite of the light source. There is not any detailing in the fabric that dropped behind it and only a single line indicating where the fabric goes under the skull. The upper layer of teeth is shaded incorrectly and the bottom row is completely white.

Cross Hatch Still Life

A still life of a round bag, garlic, two books, a ball, a candle holder, dropper bottle, and mug. All cross-hatched for dimension and value.

I drew this still life of various objects from my room by first sketching out basic forms. I drew the objects on top of these basic forms and corrected them as I saw appropriate, using sighting and measuring techniques. Finally, as I decided that the forms were correct, I added cross-hatching to add dimension and inform the shape of the objects. I used vine charcoal and conte crayon for the basic shape and form of the objects, and finalized them with a graphite pencil.

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