Tuesday 20 November 2012

Stevie the Skunk 19" x 13" graphite

After almost two solid days of layering graphite i feel ive done as much as can be done with this portrait of stevie.layers of H,HB and B have been augmented under stevie's belly with layers of 2B,3B and 5B to anchor her to the ground and try and convey how she is almost lying on the ground when she adopts this pose.the white fur on her back has been shaped and refined and the blacker face and legs have had extra layers of graphite added to heighten contrast and add further detail. i think all that remains to do is add a signature.

4 comments:

Kathryn Hansen said...

ohhh..i love Stevie!! It's a really cool perspective of a skunk!! Great job of capturing him!

Unknown said...

thankyou kathryn,it was certainly a tough challenge to portray at that particular angle :-)

Wendy Mould AFCA said...

Great job, you have really given that guy a new look. I love the work on the tail, I am sure that took a few minutes!

Unknown said...

haha sure did wendy :-)