Tuesday, February 28, 2023

BOUGUEREAU STUDY Day 2

Here's the result of today's Bouguereau study:

Baby Jesus from Bouguereau's La Vierge au lys

Faber-Castell 4B water-soluble graphite 

on Winsor and Newton 300gsm, cold-pressed, 25% cotton watercolour paper.

I'm really happy with it, for the most part! Today's sunshine is so inspiring.

I feel like this is the best take I have on it in terms of proportions, and getting the features right. Shading with the graphite was fun, but also tricky. It will take a couple more tries to get used to. I love the way wetting the dark areas make them really pop.

If you're interested in seeing the process video (my first one, yay!) Here it is

Here are some renderings I did in my sketch book, with normal pencil for prep:

(1) Eyeing the measurements:

(2) Measuring with my pencil:

I'm gonna study the colours a bit and lay down a wash tomorrow!

Thanks for reading!

Mikhai