This is the third one I’ve done today, and I dare say that it’s the best as well. The skin is made up of reds, yellow and brown. I tried blending them on the paper in stead of mixing the paints before applying them. I think it makes for a more interesting result. The “blacks” are a mix of dark blue and dark red – it looks a little weird. Especially the hair.
Anyway, even though I have a whole internet before me that’s completely loaded with good reference photos, I always spend some time on thinking about what (who) to draw.. So today i thought, why now choose a theme, and make a series. So I picked one – “rulers of the world” – there’s a lot of them to choose from. I’m thinking that I can keep going for a half year before i run out of heads-of-state.. So why not?
This is of course David Cameron. I made him look a little extra important. He IS a prime minister after all.
While waiting, go see some other politicians that i did: here
Really good! It’s a marvel how the colors blend. Did you ever use colored pencils or did you go right to watercolor from pencil sketching?
Thanks a lot! I went straight to to watercolors.
Really good! It’s a marvel how the colors blend. Did you ever use colored pencils or did you go right to watercolor from pencil sketching?
Yep – you made him look about as thick as he is
Yep – you made him look about as thick as he is
Great! You got his puckered, downturned mouth and his pulpy cheeks perfectly.
Great! You got his puckered, downturned mouth and his pulpy cheeks perfectly.
Wow, that looks really great! I could tell right away that this is Cameron (although in your picture he is far more handsome than in reality 😉 ).
Haha, i went for the “pensive stare” 😉 Thanks!