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Portrait studies

October 24, 2020 by riasharon

How loose do I want to do portraits? I did a series of “sketches” yesterday to play around with that but also decided to explore several color palettes and mediums (oil pastels versus pen versus straight up gouache).

greta gerwig sketch

I really like this palette but not sure I liked the oil pastel lines. I like the color. Maybe if my sheet is bigger so the lines are not so big relative to the composition.

semi geesture portrait

I love the colors (the balance of yellows and blues) but the linework feels contrived.

leni robredo sketch

I didn’t like my color selection — it’s too real, too hot… but I really like the structure of the face.

I liked the drawing when I did it and i LOVE this palette but I don’t like the inked lines.

ria sketch

I liked the size of this one — I feel like I had enough room to be more relaxed about the strokes. And the color palette is great too. I took what I learned from the previous ones and applied it to this one.

 

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Filed Under: art journal, color theory, DIY art school, gouache

A little about me

I have an undergraduate degree in art. By day, I work in higher ed and in my free time I'm currently putting myself through DIY grad school.

I teach classes on creativity and inspiration on Skillshare. I occasionally share my original paintings on Etsy and fine art prints on Minted. I've also been known to make puppy portraits.

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