ADAD#7: portrait in blue

A drawing in blue pencil today: small sketches, trying to sculpt the portrait with soft pencil strokes, and next to it a sketch with stronger lines. 

ADAD #6: grey

 I just used an ordinary pencil and a picture from youtube. I worked on it until I felt it was okay.

The proportions weren't right at first, there needed to be more volume in the hair and I drew the eyes too close together. But I adjusted that.

ADAD #5: tough guy

 Okay, so a tough guy in happy colours haha, why not? These days you see a lot of athletes with these haircuts: short sides and a lot of styled hair on top.

ADAD #4: fantasy

 This time I used a selection of different colours. I sort of like to draw quickly without overthinking and then step back and see the result. It is the experimenting which I like.

ADAD #3: portrait of a woman

 Another woman, drawn in pencil:

ADAD #2: pencil portrait

 Today's drawing is another portrait in coloured pencil, I think the tip was a bit blunt so then you make more mistakes, or lines go too thick. Anyways, this is the result:

A drawing a day in February #1

 February is starting today and for me it is the month of a small drawingproject, which I have been doing for a couple of years now: a drawing a day in February (ADAD). I kind of wanted to skip this year because there are other things to do... but it is just fun seeing the results.

So I am just going to do it, and see what will happen. Portraits are a favourite subject so I am starting with this one: