Friday 21 November 2008
Secret Art Gallery
Art, comics, graphic design and web development by the artist: Matthew Taylor
Girl with curly hair - Charcoal drawing
- Artist:
- Matthew Taylor
- Medium:
- Charcoal pencil on art paper
- Date:
- 20 September 2005
- Creation time:
- 1 hour
Comments by the artist
This is A portrait of a girl with really curly hair, it was a bit of a challenge. I normally have trouble drawing hair because it can be so complicated. This time I used hatching all in one direction to build up the tone then I've picked out a few characteristic strands of hair and drawn them in to discribe key curls. This method gives a nice effect.
See a larger version of Girl with curly hair (Charcoal portrait on white paper) on my new website.
Random art quote
'Color is crucial in painting, but it is very hard to talk about. There is almost nothing you can say that holds up as a generalization, because it depends on too many factors: size, modulation, the rest of the field, a certain consistency that color has with forms, and the statement you're trying to make.' - Roy Lichtenstein