Speed drawing of Susan by Louis Smith

http://paintaportrait.org Video demonstration of how to draw a portrait. Shows a charcoal
lay in followed by conte pencil (compressed charcoal) cross hatching to create the detail in the face. I used soft brushes Windsor and Newton Monarch,
work well, I use different kinds of erasers, a putty rubber which can be shaped accordingly, a pencil rubber for highlights or detailed places, a stomp and a brush for l more subtle erasing.
I used normal Cartridge paper, I used Daler Rowney 130grm, nothing special

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Howto & Style

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• HB
• Daler Rowney 130grm
• nothing special.

[cutiepuff247]

is charcoal the same as chalk pastels? :\

[TheLhoucine]

your use in excursiveness of the piece is absolutely amazing!

[bankachi]

Thats the same technique i use but with horses ^^* i should try to do humans as well says my art teacher. Perhaps it wont be too hard to switch over :) AMazing video

[SirLuke3375]

Eeeea!

[bonitroy22]

increible es muy hiper buenooooooooooooooooooooooo



[Os0770]

I like the way for to do this portrait.

[stevie68a]

You know what you're doing!

[YRRAL1969]

I love your Demos ! Your draftsmanship is perfect. This one reminds me of the work of Andrew Loomis.

[MarineBlue1981]

Stunning drawing. Do you always use a live model or is this from a photo?

[louissmithart]

For this drawing I used ordinary cartridge paper the kind of stuff you would get on an A2 pad, nothing special.

Thanks louis