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Ohno Satoshi no.4 - WIP2

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Ohno Satoshi
(Japanese singer/actor)
Graphite pencils on bristol smooth 14"x14"

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Drew in some of the hair to establish the darkest tones. This also led me to adjust the skin tones to work with the hair. I had to darken the forehead significantly.

Waaaaaahhhh!! :cry: I made a mistake!!! Nooooooooooo!!
I miscounted when I was sketching the outlines on the grid. I drew everything one square too high! (Goes to show how experienced I am with grid drawing! LOL :D)

It's too late now to start over, so the portrait will be cropped. Instead of 14"x17", it will be 14"x14". A square portrait!

Actually, after I did the corresponding crop on the reference, I realized it's a nicer composition that way. Much tighter. I'll be chopping off some of his hair at the top and part of his elbow on the bottom, but I don't think it will detract from the overall image.

So moral of the story is...
1. Sketch everything on the grid first before shading!!
2. Don't let obstacles get in the way of your drawing!

WIP #1 [link]
WIP #2 [link]
WIP #3 [link]
WIP #4 [link]
WIP #5 [link]
WIP #6 [link]
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Denise-Dinc's avatar
I would think of this as an individual completed work :-) it's very artistic to stop just here hehe.