Pencil portrait of my Grandma and Grandpa Dillard - Week Six

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Pencil Portrait of Grandma and Grandpa Dillard end of week six

Wow how time flies by, we are now almost into the middle of October and Fall has arrived. When I started this portrait of my Grandma and Grandpa Dillard, it was the end of August. It has been a couple of weeks since I last posted on my progress, so I wanted to show where I am at and to give a brief recap of what I have done to get to this point.

When I first started back in August, I began with a light outline. Once the outline was complete, I started adding the details of my Grandma’s facial features. Then working my way down the paper, I added the details of my Grandpa.  After I had the basics details complete, I started to refine and make corrections to the drawing.

I have made a lot of progress over the last couple of weeks. The last time I posted, I was just starting to work on getting the clothing roughed in and still adjusting other areas. Now I have the clothing added and the details in and I will start the process of finishing the drawing. Moving forward, I need to finish the hair on both my Grandma and Grandpa. Then I will be focusing on adjusting values, so everything flows together and to smooth out rough areas. Overall, I am happy with the progress of the drawing and hope to have it completed soon. It comes down to the amount of time I can get set aside for working on it.

I am reposting images from the start of this project to where I am now. I hope you enjoy them. Hopefully everyone has a good week. Again, please post any comments below.

Progress of Pencil Portrait of my Grandma and Grandpa Dillard


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