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For the last few days I’ve been working on a horse in graphite pencil, on Fabriano paper.
The original photograph follows, and then step by step pictures of my progress.
Enjoy!
After the initial sketch of the outline, I make a start with the eyes.....I always do, I find that the portrait comes alive instantly this way.
I think the eyes are the key to a good likeness, don’t get me wrong, everything else matters too!, but with me, the eyes are the most important feature.
I move onto the surrounding area, gradually building up the tone with short strokes.
There’s always a period with at the beginning of a portrait where things look awful, but then suddenly, you work on it a little more, and you see it start to come together with each layer.
Many more layers are added to try to give the hair realism, and more work on the bridle.
Moving onto the mane, and more work on the bridle.
The portraits complete!
