Portrait painting from life, underpainting

Portrait painting from life, underpainting

In this short portrait portrait painting from life, underpainting, demonstration video I only use raw umber.

If you have the opportunity to paint from observation you should do so as much as possible.

To begin with, I give the entire canvas a very thin wash of raw umber with standard painting medium.

Then, using a flat synthetic brush I put down the first contours. I determine where the eyes, nose and mouth are.

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There ain´t no cure for drawing

There ain´t no cure for drawing

There ain´t no cure for drawing, making doodles every lost moment.  Thoughtlessly drawing, that is what doodles sketches is about.

There ain´t no cure for drawing. drawing portraits
Long-call telephone doodle

If there is no pencil and paper near the phone, I cannot have a long conversation. I know: Drawing is a disease.

“I draw like other people bite their nails” (Pablo Picasso)

Above one of my long-call telephone doodles.

 

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Portrait drawing in charcoal

Changing my habit: portrait drawing in charcoal.

As I mentioned earlier we get together every week to work from life. We ask people in the neighborhood to model. There will come a day when we shall have “done” half the village. This time I decided to work in charcoal and not in oils. I haven´t done this for ages and once again I’m surprised how much I enjoy this. (1,5 hour session)

charcoal drawing
Drawing a portrait from live model in charcoal. (Click to enlarge)

I used Winsor & Newton Artist’s charcoal, thin and medium, Fabriano drawing paper 120g / m2 – 24 x 32 cm, Faber-Castell Art Eraser (kneaded rubber eraser) and some  brushes for blending.