Another Portrait


Here is a long pose portrait.

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rob carey said…
Amazing work with a pencil. How large are these sketches?
Monday, December 8, 2008 at 6:47:00 AM PST
andillustrations said…
Very nice! What type of graphite are you using?
Tuesday, December 9, 2008 at 8:33:00 AM PST
Todd M. Casey said…
Hey Rob/Angela,
Thanks for the kind words.
Most of my portraits are done so the head is about 2 inches in high. I usually work on 18 x 24 inch paper, so I have room to work out problems on the side of the paper. I use a HB pencil and a Kneaded eraser. HB is a good mid range pencil that won't dig into the paper, but can also get some nice darks. Some people use multiple pencils, to keep the lights in a range, and to keep the darks in a certain range.
Best,
Todd
Wednesday, December 10, 2008 at 7:28:00 AM PST
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