My latest Pencil Work "Portrait of Pat"

[Steerpike]

More hours into this revision...

[Maraya1969]

1. Wow that is great! Seriously

[Steerpike]

2. Thank you

I'm trying not to be a slave to photos...but all of my subjects lately live far away from me...anyway...it's fun working with pencil...

once again thanks very much for you comments...i do appreciate them!

[dawg]

3. Is this a portrait of someone in your life?

He looks familiar to me. Is he someone famous?

Wish I could draw like that. :bounce:

[Steerpike]

5. I met Pat when I was 7 years old

We were pals thru high school and then drifted apart...we got back in touch via classmates and he sent me a few pics...this is drawn from one of those photos...
he's very intellegent and very gentle guy...very tall guy and spends lots of time in the outdoors...

he's not famous tho...


Thanks for the comments!

[lunatica]

4. Very good work

I like to highlight with eraser too. The shades and shadows and highlights on his face are excellent. I can't tell if his mouth is shut or if it's his teeth showing. Maybe a tad more work can clear that up.

I love it. And I love the background too. It adds a lot to the portrait.

[Steerpike]

6. aaack!

Yer right the teeth do need a lot of work!

Thanks for the comments...

[lunatica]

8. I don't think they need a lot of work at all

Just enough so the eye registers them as teeth. Overworking teeth is very easy to do if you want to put too much detail. Try doing a little bit and see if that satisfies you.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

7. My dear Steerpike!

Wow, how glad I am that I spotted this!

You do wonderful work...

I do think that it might be better if you'd spread out the trees just a bit. They almost look as though they're coming out of his head...:scared:

It IS a wonderful portrait!

Thank you for letting us have a look!

:hi:

[Steerpike]

13. Thanks Peg!

I'm glad to hear you are doing OK...you are as generous with your praise as ever!

[Forkboy]

9. Not the background I would have figured from the previous version you posted.

And that's never a bad thing!

What's cool to me is the boldness of the background, except for the wispy tree on his right (our left). Everything else about the background is firm and bold, but that's downright delicate.

As always, great pencil work! :thumbsup:

[Steerpike]

15. Forkboy!

Thanks for the comments...

I could still work this a lot more an ty to add to the background...particularly certain trees that will remain nameless! but i think i will step away from this one and start working on another superhero theme pencil work...

[applegrove]

10. I can really see character in that person's portrait. It's kinda neat actually.

[Iggo]

11. I CAN'T DO THAT!!!!!

:toast:

[Steerpike]

17. sure you could

just takes a little instruction and a lot of practice...

[keroro gunsou]

12. awesome...

but doesn't look anything like me.... :)

still, i bow before your artistic might

:toast:

[whistler162]

14. not very good... looks nothing like Pat....

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[Steerpike]

16. you obviously have not seen him lately

after his diet and "hormone" treatments...people can change!