Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Aaron Paul Drawing - WIP #5

I don't want to dwell on his "hoodie" but I'm really pleased with the way it's turning out. It has taken me longer to do, than the rest of what you see. It was important for me to try and create the wooly type texture it has, so it doesn't look like he has on a black wig? I've seen a higher quality photo than the one he uses on Twitter, and it's NOT pitch black.

Still not done with facial hair, shadows, tone, etc, but this hoodie took me over 4 hours so far! Glad to be almost done with it! What IS pitch black was easy, using my method described on my Blog Post re: same HERE

The rest required using much softer 3B and 5B, minor blending and graphite removal using a kneaded eraser and Blue Tac

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Monday, January 28, 2013

Aaron Paul ~ BreakingBad WIP#4

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Latest WIP of Aaron Paul #BreakingBad
Yet to finish whiskers, shading, facial tones, or hoodie


WIP#3 of new Aaron Paul Drawing

WIP#3 of new Aaron Paul Drawing Yo! It's the photo he uses on Twitter. For some reason, TwitPic does NOT allow an ENLARGED VIEW, so here it is. It's only 7 x 8.25 inches, but enlarged here to see eye details #breakingbad

Friday, January 18, 2013

Robert DeNiro and Cuba Gooding Jr - WIP #2

This is my WIP#2 of  Robert DeNiro & Cuba Gooding Jr. I'm trying a new technique for skin texture using ONLY 2B in 0.5mm mechanical pencil with NO blending. Normally, I lay down some graphite and blend it in, using blending stumps.

In this example, I've covered the right 1/2 of my drawing with paper, and secured it with tape until I finish DeNiro. Then, I'll tape paper over DeNiro and draw Cuba Gooding Jr. At some point, I'll remove all paper coverings and draw it as a whole, but because so much has to be done on each portrait, I found it best to do this. When drawing normally, I ALWAYS cover my drawing, where my hand rests, using a 1/2 sheet of copy paper. This is the best way to protect virgin areas from getting accidentally smudged.

At some point in this drawing, I will use some minor blending, but just in SOME small areas, using blending stumps and a color shaper. A color shaper looks like a paint brush, but has a rubber tip at the end, and comes in a variety of shapes. Unlike blending stumps, which removes graphite as you render, the rubber tip simply moves the graphite around, thus creating a "different" effect.

I've allowed for an EXTRA LARGE VIEW here, so you can see the details (CLICK ON DRAWING TO ENLARGE). The TOTAL size of this drawing is ONLY 7.5 x 5.75 inches, so I need to use a magnifying glass for small eye details, etc. I've experimented on drawing size more than Goldilocks and have a detailed blog post on WHY I draw so small. Check out my TIP BLOG www.DrPencil.wordpress.com and browse the archives, or just click HERE

No matter how good your scanner is, NOTHING is better than viewing a drawing than with your naked eye, because a scanner never picks up all the subtle shading when it gets digitized. Go HERE to see how I scan my drawings!

I ALWAYS try to learn something NEW on EVERY SINGLE DRAWING I MAKE. So should YOU...it's HOW we grow as artists! Happy Drawing!

~Rick aka DrPencil


Wednesday, June 8, 2011

Drawing of Katie Herzig


Katie Herzig is a Singer-Songwriter from Nashville, and is amazingly talented! She is also part of the highly acclaimed group of Singer-Songwriters known as the "Ten out of Tenn" (Tennessee), along with my son, Andrew Belle. Katie is the one who sang on his song "Static Waves"

See that Music Video HERE: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9d992LR_uNM&playnext=1&list=PL820E5251523495F2

SIZE: 6.5 x 8 inches
TIME: about 10-12 hours
PAPER: Bristol Smooth 300 series
PENCILS: Staedtler H, HB, F, B, 2B

Friday, June 3, 2011

Drawing of Jeremy Piven

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Wednesday, May 4, 2011

Drawing of John "The Duke" Wayne

SIZE: 8 x 10 inches
PAPER: Bristol Smooth
PENCILS: Staedtler 2B, B, HB, F, H

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Saturday, April 23, 2011

Johnny Depp as Captain Jack Sparrow

SIZE: 8.5 x 10.5 inches
TIME: about 12 hours
PAPER: Bristol Smooth 300 series
PENCILS: Staedtler Mars Lumograph F, HB, B, 2B

Drawing of Bryan Cranston as Walter White in BREAKING BAD

Thursday, March 24, 2011

Drawing of Anne Hathaway

SIZE: 7 x 6-3/4 inches
TIME: 7 hours
PAPER: Bristol Smooth 300 series
PENCILS: Staedtler Mars Lumograph H, F, B, 2B

Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Drawing of Dave Matthews

Dave Matthews of the "Dave Matthews Band"

SIZE: 5-3/4 x 6-3/4 Inches
TIME: about 7 hours
PAPER: Strathmore Bristol Smooth 300 series
PENCILS: Staedtler Mars Lumograph H, HB, F, B, 2B
TOOLS: Blending stumps, Kneaded eraser

Wednesday, March 9, 2011

Saturday, February 5, 2011

Friday, January 28, 2011

Saturday, January 1, 2011

Monday, December 6, 2010

Saturday, November 6, 2010

Commission Drawing for Tyrone and Erin Elina Wells

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Friday, October 29, 2010

Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Monday, October 18, 2010

Sunday, October 10, 2010

Sunday, October 3, 2010

Wednesday, September 29, 2010

Friday, September 24, 2010

Drawing of Matthew Gray Gubler

Matthew Gray Gubler (aka Dr. Spencer Reid) on Criminal Minds, which is my newly discovered favorite show! I love all the characters, but my fav right now is Matthew!

I didn't know this until after I drew this, but apparently, his is also a sketch artist. I'm going to find a way to get this to him, via his agent or something?

Thursday, September 23, 2010

Drawing of Bradley Cooper

Best known for his roles in "Wedding Crashers", "The Hangover" and most recently, "The A Team". To ZOOM in, click the (+) sign over the drawing. Remember, this drawing is ONLY 6x7 INCHES. In my opinion, drawings do not looks as good when they are larger, because you can see all the pencil lines, which to me looks less photo-realistic? That's another reason I draw so small, besides saving a ton of time, which allows me to draw many subjects!!

Saturday, September 18, 2010

Drawing of Heath Ledger

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Tuesday, September 14, 2010

Drawing of Reese Witherspoon

FOR FULL DETAILS - left click + over the enlarged view

Saturday, September 11, 2010

Drawing of Robert Pattinson (HIGH RES)

See the steps to this drawing HERE
See this on my MAIN website HERE

To see MAXIMUM ZOOM...First, click the small drawing below. 
Then click the plus + sign when you mouse over the drawing.
Keep in mind...the actual drawing is only 6x7 inches 

Wednesday, September 8, 2010

Drawing of Heath Ledger as The Joker (HIGH RES)

See the steps to this drawing HERE
See this on my MAIN website HERE

To see MAXIMUM ZOOM...First, click the small drawing below. 
Then click the plus + sign when you mouse over the drawing.
Keep in mind...the actual drawing is only 6x7 inches 

Monday, September 6, 2010

Drawing of Denzel Washington - HIGH RES SCAN

See the steps to this drawing HERE
See this on my MAIN website HERE

To see MAXIMUM ZOOM...First, click the small drawing below. 
Then click the plus + sign when you mouse over the drawing.
Keep in mind...the actual drawing is only 6x7 inches


Sunday, September 5, 2010

Drawing of Jack Nicholson - HIGH RES SCAN

Rosebud Magazine asked me to draw Jack for an interview they are doing on him. He will most likely see my drawing!

This is a HIGH RES SCAN to view DETAILS. It's actual size is only 6 x 7 inches

Sunday, August 22, 2010

Bruce Willis HIGH RES CLOSE UP

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Friday, July 23, 2010

Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Drawing of Brad Pitt

This is the drawing I had my students draw in the portrait drawing class I teach.

Saturday, June 12, 2010