Recreating a self portrait of Picasso in charcoal was challenging. It took me less time than my last drawing...about 45 minutes compared to 2 hours. I believe that part of my problem is the paper. It is very hard to get an even tone in either graphite or charcoal. Tomorrow I will be working on my drawing board instead of the workbook so I should see a difference. I am going to do a graphite portrait from the book Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain. The drawing uses a medium dark toned ground and the use of an eraser to bring out the light negative spaces. It should be interesting. Soon I will be doing my self portrait.
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