Still Life with Pear Drawing

Posted by: Lela Stankovic, in Category: Response to Challenge 72, Posted on: April 4, 2018, Number of Views: 130 - 6 Comments

Artist: Lela Stankovic
Medium: drawing
Size: 11 x 14 inches

My drawing process

– I lightly draw a pencil outline of the entire composition.
– Then choose one section to work on at the top right corner ( I am right handed).
– Emphasize the darkest lines, and details.
– Fill in the areas in between with various value ranges.
– Then move down to the next section.
– Occasionally, I use a cloth wrapped around a paper stamp to blend graphite, or use a kneaded eraser to lift and obtain lighter values. Why cloth? A blending paper stick becomes very quickly covered with graphite, while cloth can always be re-positioned and be clean.
– Materials used: Stonehenge 100% cotton, 250 gsm paper, and graphite pencils – mechanical 0.5 mm pencil 2B, HB, and wooden sketching pencils 6B, and HB.

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Wischlen Patricia
April 5, 2018 at 2:00 pm

Very wonderful your drawing and your site.I understand now why you needed so much time to post a new challenge.You worked very hard and I’m in admiration. Thank you Lela.
Elena Malec
April 5, 2018 at 8:23 pm

Wonderful.
Éva Látó
April 7, 2018 at 11:38 am

Very nice!
Sherry Bevins
April 7, 2018 at 11:04 pm

Beautiful drawing, Lela! :o)
Marie-Christine LALANGE
April 9, 2018 at 4:41 am

Yes indeed, beautiful drawing… it must take some time to do it even for an expert artist.
Penny Stewart
April 13, 2018 at 5:39 pm

The highlights and shadows are perfect! It is inspiring!

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