An hour before my drawing sessions at Leslie-Lohman I am always scrambling to find something to draw with at my day job. We have a bit of an art studio there so sometimes I find something if use. This time, I scavenged some charcoal sticks and some thick corrugated cardboard which I got an intern to cut into 8×10 sheets for me. Normally I don’t abuse interns, but he eagerly volunteered when he found out what it was for.
The model this week was Damian, a beautiful blonde whom our director was calling “our Nordic prince.” Damian was very tall with wild, impossible, anime hair and big adorable protruding ears. All the traits made for easy caricature, but he also had this wide-eyed expression and angelic long blonde eyelashes which I struggled with. I don’t know why but while I was doing it, I wasn’t happy with the way I rendered his eyes. Only weeks later, after looking at the drawings next to actual photos of him did I appreciate them. I think, in the class, it felt too cartoony– big eyes and long eyelashes have tendency to come off cartoony even though I was totally drawing what was right in front of me.
Hey, wouldn’t this guy make a great Angel / Archangel? Maybe when I redo one of these pieces, I’ll give him wings…
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The charcoal on cardboard is very elegant, and industrial. It has a real “coffee house” feel to it.
Wodnerful as always.
Thanks! lol– i forgot about that erm “coffee house” in art. you’re TOTALLY right.