Several people have asked for a step by step explanation of how I go about drawing a portrait using the Faber Castell Pitt big brush pens and ink. This is the photo of artist Roy Lichtenstein that I will be working from. The MOST IMPORTANT thing to remember in this exercise is that I will not be drawing eyes, ears, a nose or any other feature but rather drawing the effect of light spilling over these features. Concentrate on that effect. Spend a lot of time just looking at how the light spills over and observe the degree, intensity and direction of the light striking Roy before you begin. Next I will draw an outline to work from.
19" x 24" Acrylic, Speedball super black India ink, Winsor Newton Series 7 #3 brush and Faber Castell Pitt big brush pens on Bristol paper. Even a man who is pure in heart and says his prayers by night may become a wolf when the wolfbane blooms and the autumn moon is bright. ( The Wolfman 11941)
19" x 24" Speedball super black India ink, Ph Martin red ink, Winsor Newton #8 Tolle 520 brush and Faber Castell Pitt big brushes on Bristol paper. "The job of the writer is to pull the judge down into the docket, get the person who is high down low, make him feel what it's like where it's low". - Nelson Algren
