Wow! Thanks for that. I'm awestruck.
Could you tell me a little about how you found your subject? What you did to prepare it? I see your grid lines, did you reduce/enlarge or is it at the same scale?
Also, I'd loved to know what pencils your using. Oh, what type of paper. And, And....
hehe thanks Sean and PMI.
ok, I guess all my subjects are people who inspire me in one way or another, and what I look for in a source picture is something black and white, with strong contrast.
I didnt use grid lines on my first ones, but I saw the trick online and thought (ding) great way to help convert scale. (Which brings me to your next point- on this one the source picture is maybe 6x8, and I'm putting it on 12x18. Most of the stuff I've done is on 16x20, and they are all on canvas mounted on a board. (I think they're just stiff cardboard).
Other than that, of all the leads available, I seem to enjoy a plain old #2 pencil the best. (pink eraser)
Another personal secret -If you have nerf guns around? Break a tip off a nerf gun round and it makes a great 'grabber' pad for your pencils.
