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December 12th, 2005 | Category: Graphite

This is the finished version of the sketch I posted last time. I was going to do it in pen and ink and watercolor or something colorful like that, but then I decided at the last minute to do plain graphite. The recipient was really happy with it so I feel good about that. Unfortunately, a lot of detail is lost in this picture. I had to take a photo of it because it was too big to fit into my scanner (11” x 14”).

It felt good to work on some artwork again even though this was for someone else and there was more pressure on me to do a good job. I can’t wait until I finish the semester so I can do some artwork just for myself. I will be done with finals next Tuesday so I hope to have a lot of cool stuff to post after that.

9 Comments so far

  1. Linda December 13th, 2005 7:11 pm

    Oh Wow! I’ll bet they weren’t just happy with this—they had to be thrilled! It really is beautiful. I’m impressed that you did such a large and highly detailed piece with graphite.

  2. Jeet December 13th, 2005 7:19 pm

    You’re a genius with pencil and paper – this is such a beautiful piece that I am at a loss for words. Very realistic and detail-oriented. It looks so simple, but I am sure a lot of hard work and talent underlines the final outcome. Bravo, Carolyn, bravo!!

  3. Andy December 13th, 2005 7:27 pm

    Great work! Slick – and not just because it’s graphite. Gotta hand it to you.

    Andy

  4. Terri December 15th, 2005 6:59 pm

    Wow, this is a very impressive graphite work! Well done. You really depicted the texture of the skin very well with your shadowing. Goodluck with the finals!

  5. koukla December 15th, 2005 10:09 pm

    Thanks Terri!

  6. Lin December 17th, 2005 12:21 pm

    INCREDIBLY AWESOME!! Love the drawing—but the shading is gloriously perfect!

  7. Jeet December 18th, 2005 12:45 pm

    I second Lin’s comment – she penned down my thoughts on that one! We would love to see more from you. :-)

  8. Marie-Micheline Hamelin January 4th, 2006 9:01 pm

    I believe that had you colored this image, you would have lost the strong message of long-lasting love that this couple so obviously want to portray.

  9. koukla January 9th, 2006 5:36 pm

    That’s a good way to put it Marie. I thought it would be better to keep it simple and striking instead of muddying it up with lots of colors.

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