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CPM March 19

Reference Photo by Sally Robertson.

Artist - Helen Carnes.

Category - Advanced.

Materials - Faber-Castell Polychromos.

Paper - Daler Rowney Smooth- Heavyweight.

 

I started with just the silver poly. The idea was to make it a little like the head studies of the old masters, who used silverpoint. The dark greys and a bit of indigo and sepia were added to give depth. I wish I'd had a few more angles on the head to sketch in the background.

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Uploaded on April 9, 2019
Taken on March 20, 2016