Hello everyone.
I hope each and every one of you is doing well. As usual, it's always a pleasure for me to be among you. Art is more than a passion, it's an obsession. In one of the previous articles, I exhibited my first pen portrait. In this one, I will show you my fourth pen portrait.
After completing my third pen portrait, I'm looking to perfect the art of pen drawing. To do this, I've done a bit of research on pen drawing, or at least some research. This involves sketching portraits with a pen without an eraser and still succeeding. This isn't easy. It will require a lot of concentration and precision to complete.
I went to deliver the third portrait. As I was delivering it to him, I ran into a few people. They, as well as him, appreciated the portrait. Some of them asked me if it was possible to have their portrait as well. Drawing portraits with a pen is a fascinating exercise for me. I agreed to draw each of their portraits with a pen, without charging a per diem fee.
I chose to start with one person first. I then asked them to send me their photo via WhatsApp. After that, I tentatively began the portrait. From the beginning, due to a lack of concentration, I messed up the proportions. It was impossible to erase or go back. I tried to correct myself later by being careful not to go too dark, not to put too much pressure on the pen. Not applying too much pressure allowed me to correct myself using the cross-hatching technique.
For this portrait, and since it's a young woman, I wanted to experiment with several colors. Although I didn't have several colors of the same brand available, I varied several colors as well as several brands.
The brand I used the most is Schneider. I used a black Schneider pen and a blue one. The other colors used were orange, lime green, and purple. A white pen was also used.
Usually, a stump is used to blend the colors. However, for this portrait, I used a cotton swab to blend. Personally, I think the cotton swab gives a better result.
To tell the truth, at one point, since I had promised to paint free portraits for everyone present when I submitted my third portrait, and also since that's not all I do in my professional life, I started to procrastinate.
The result was that I didn't touch the portrait for a week. I could have finished this portrait in ten (10) or even thirty (30) minutes.
Thankfully, I was able to finish it and gave it to her. She appreciated her portrait.
Thank you for reading this article. I hope to improve my penmanship in the coming days and in future articles. In the meantime, take care.
