After doing these drawings I decided that I was trying to do them too quickly and I wasn't measuring or ensuring that everything lined up properly as the face looked out of proportion.
I spent the next couple of hours working on one drawing using a mixture of conte and charcoal. The chalk allowed me to use a lighter application and this allowed room for mistakes as they were easily over come by just re-applying the conte where it needed to be. I then used the charcoal to darken the areas that created a lot of shadow.
I think this was successful. I like the tonal shading I have created using the mixed media. The person I was drawing was looking down quite a lot (hense why she has her eyes closed in the drawing) and this makes the drawing look quite strange. I found it quite difficult drawing such a detailed thing when the person was moving quite a bit as she was working at the same time. I think I would take more time over facial features if I were to do this again and try and draw the person with their eyes open, it would make the drawing a lot more inviting and open.
After doing a detailed drawing we had to do drawings which reflected the personality of the person we were drawing through an illustration...
I know Emily for her big hair, eyes and lips. She's very welcoming and will talk to anyone. I tried to reflect this through this quick drawing. I think it's friendly and demonstrates her natural looks. I preferred the drawing before I worked into it and started shading areas. The simple line work was really effective but with some areas block coloured it's more heavy and not as delicate as I would have preferred it to look.
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