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detail of a pencil sketch of a man

Pencil drawing of a vintage photo

Posted on January 26, 2021January 26, 2021

This is the first commission I worked on in 2021 and it was very enjoyable. There is something about old photographs that I just love interpreting on paper. Graphite works so well to translate old photographs to an artwork. This one is of a man looking over his shoulder. The composition works very well and I love the glint in his eye and a slightly mischievous smile.

drawing of a man smiling over his shoulder
Man in a suit, 30 x 20 cm graphite pencil on paper

The drawing was worked on from a photo of a photo which I have been doing lately. Some information is lost through this process which adds a bit of a mystery to the portrait. The loss of detail in the reference photo means I don’t get bogged down by too much detail but rather capture the essence of the person.

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Finished portrait with promotional material

The drawing is 30 x 20 cm in size. I worked with Mars Lumograph Black pencils by Staedtler on Fabriano 5 paper. The finished drawing was scanned and emailed to the client. The client was very happy with the drawing which I posted mounted in a neutral coloured mount.

mounted portrait of a man smiling
Finished portrait in a mount on my studio shelf

I took some photographs of the finished drawing on paper and in the mount.

The client was very happy with the finished portrait:

Hi Ivana, Looks brilliant, you have quite the talent.

Eugene, county Meath, Ireland
Reference photograph

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I am a portrait artist based in county Kildare, Ireland. You can follow this blog to see my current commissions and news from my portrait studio. I post scans of finished portraits together with works in progress.
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