This is the dreaded charcoal reversal. The process was simple. Find a photograph with texture, cast shadows, and contrast. Cover an 18x24 board with compressed charcoal and erase away until you have a perfectly rendered piece! Seems easy enough. The total time that was supposed to be spent on said project is anywhere from 40-60+ hours. This project was a whole lotta all nighters!
Here is the picture of what I was too render:
Whales!
I love whales, therefore I was very happy I got to do this! I knew the barnacles were going to give me trouble, but I did not know just how much trouble. The rays in the back were surprisingly easy to do. I tried several techniques from just wiping it with a shammy cloth to using the kneaded eraser. In the end, the latter was the way that worked the best. The two fins seen in the photo is where I got stuck. I believe I spent one night from 1am-4am working on them alone. It's very easy to get caught up in the finer details of something like that. Especially when they were right in my face the whole time I was working on my piece. Overall, I was pretty satisfied with how it came out, though I do want to go back and work on it some more. Who knows when I will have time for that though. And here is the semi-finished product:
Rendered Whales!
Until next time!
Mandy
gorgeous my lady!!! just like you ;)
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