This is the second portrait I’ve tried in pen and ink. I wonder if anyone will recognize him. (Unlikely, unless you’re an American football fan.) It was fun to do, and I’d like to try more human faces in ink. I find you have to be careful with the strokes or you can really age a person.
Pen is an interesting medium. I’m really enjoying the precision that’s possible, particularly with these Copic multiliners. This one has a 0.1 mm tip. If you think about it, that is whisker thin. I like that. It also makes it easier to try and cover up mistakes, a useful thing when using ink! 😀 So much to learn. It’s always fun & challenging, this art journey!
Happy, Happy Thursday to you…….the long weekend approacheth! Peace.
Wow! the detail! Extraordinary! Dare I guess this is your beloved coach Harbaugh?
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Jodi, my ‘nista sista, you once again knocked it outta the park with your guess *ding ding ding ding ding* Way to go! You rock this every time! I’m so glad you recognized him. This isn’t my best portrait work, but still learning how to do an ink portrait without overdoing (and making the person like 100) lol. He has an interesting face, which made this more fun. Thanks for playing! 😀
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I am a not into sports at all…but I do love this face, the almost break through of the smile and the eyes are very good! Enjoy your weekend! xo Johanna
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Thanks, Johanna, I’m so glad you liked it! I really appreciate your kindness!
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Laura,
This is fine work, truly.
Best to You
john
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Wow, John, thank you so much! I’m so glad you liked it!
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Football is not my sport, although he does look familiar. And an expressive face.
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Hey Kerfe, thanks for chiming in. It’s Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh. He was fun to draw. Still trying to get this pen thing down. Enjoying the journey, but ink presents its own challenges.
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Hey Laura- Peyton Manning.
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Hey Tom, thanks for guessing! That’s a really good guess, now I look again at the drawing. It’s actually Baltimore Ravens coach John Harbaugh. Trying to perfect ink portraits. They’re fun, but a whole other level of challenge.
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Ahh. I see Harbaugh, now. Sorry, Laura. It is a fine portrait. I was focused on a player. As a Bills fan, I blocked out any thought of a Head Coach – what with Buffalo stuck another season with Defenseless Rex : ) – Tom
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No worries at all; I understand totally! I’d have been thinking the same. I was watching yet another sad Ravens game, with Coach pacing the sidelines looking crestfallen and decided to google a photo of him in happier times. hehe. Sorry you’re stuck with Rex. 😦 Ed Reed may make a great asst. coach though. I wish Ray Lewis would come back and coach the Ravens!
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Ha, try living in Cowboy land ~
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I wasn’t finished! The usual problem with the narrow window and the send button…I was going to say that I find different pens and different point widths provide both different effects and their own challenges. But it’s fun to try them out. (K)
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True, good point. I’ve not experimented with very many nibs that are on the wider side. Just haven’t been drawn to them, probably because I lack the confidence at this point to make those bold, sweeping marks. Thanks for your great suggestion/tip, always appreciated, Kerfe.
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Brush and ink is fun too, although a bit less forgiving!
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Fabulous portrait! 💜💜😃 so well rendered with great personality. I’m not an American football fan😊hehe…so I don’t know who it is, but I have to say he looks very familiar!!
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Thanks so much, Charlie! It’s Ravens coach John Harbaugh. He was fun to draw (and easy on the eyes, lol)! 😀 I’m so glad you liked it!
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Yeah…he is quite attractive! Especially how you’ve sketched him! 😉
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Hehe thanks!
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The eyes in particular look great! Unfortunately I’m not much of a football fan, so I don’t recognize him…
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No worries, thanks for stopping by. It’s Ravens coach John Harbaugh. I’m trying to learn ink portraits. Practice, practice! 😀
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This is great! I guess you could use white out but you’d see the white. Well done!
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Thanks so much, Catherine! Glad you enjoyed it!
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Hi Laura, wow, you captured the personality of this fellow. I don’t follow football so I’m not sure who he is. Great sparkle in his eyes.
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Thanks so much, Sharon! It’s Ravens coach John Harbaugh. He’s easy on the eyes lol. Trying to practice ink portraits. It’s like a whole new animal. More fun challenges! (They’re never ending in this art world!)
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Thanks for letting me know, do some portraits, I like the guessing game 😄💕
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Last tax season, I did quite a few! Back then I was doing an alphabet series, so I would use titles like “R is for ???” and then draw someone with an R first, last or character name. It was lots of fun. Lately, my portraits haven’t been turning out so well (this is from a couple of weeks ago) but I’d like to start adding more of them to the mix! It’s fun to have the guessing game. Jodi is the Queen though. I wound up holding the comments in moderation so an early guess doesn’t give the game away. Jodi gets up pretty early and she nails it almost every time (even this one! No one else guessed it!). It’s nice to be able to turn that moderation feature on so the game can go on! 😀 Glad you enjoyed it, Sharon!
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Nice work especially with those eyes!
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Thanks, Carmel! Really enjoying the super-fine micro nib of those Copics. They make an even smaller nib that I’ve not yet tried, but love those whisper thin lines! I’m so glad you liked it!
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Very good, Laura. I continue to be intrigued by pen, but i find it hard to do shading. You’ve done a good job here and I’m going to study it.
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Aw, I really appreciate that, Kirk! So kind of you to say that! I have to tell you – that particular pen has a whisper-fine nib, and that makes a huge difference, IMO. Light touch with a fine nib leaves lots more room for error because you’re making such light marks. You can press harder to darken. I recommend them highly. Copic multiliner, this one was a 0.1 mm. Very fine. Wonderful! I’m so glad you liked it!
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That is a very narrow nib!
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It makes all the difference IMO. They also have colors like gray, sepia and I think some others too. I should try the really fine one so you can see…..the lines are incredibly fine! I just love them.
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I don’t watch football, so I don’t know him, but it’s a terrific portrait! It is hard to keep from drawing too many aging lines on a person, isn’t it? Did you draw in pencil first and then went over it with ink or, as I do, just dove in with ink?
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I’m the same as you, Teresa. The only thing I did was to draw a straight horizontal in pencil to get the eyes straight, then swooped in with the pen. I find if I try to do differently, I get too far into the left-brain and the whole drawing gets smashed lol. Daring greatly! 😀
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Kudos to you for being daring! No guts, no glory. 😀
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:)))
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WOnderful! I dont watch Football, but I loe the smile you captured. I love your lines, they are so soft and capture the curves and shadows.
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Hi Arvind, thanks! The pen really helped me out a lot, since the nib is so ultra-fine. Seriously, it made a huge difference. I’m finding portraits really need the soft line, or else you make the person look 10-20 years older. (At least, I do.)
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This is amazing Laura! I’m not much into football so I don’t recognize him. Love seeing your face drawings again as it has been awhile! 😄👍🎨
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Thanks again, Jill! It’s the Ravens head coach, John Harbaugh. I’m trying to dip my toe into portraits again, since I’m doing the face challenge, but birds and pets keep calling me back. Ink, I’m finding, is a whole new ballgame because it’s very easy to overdo the lines and make the person look like their own grandfather lol. So it’s been a journey. Lots of practice ahead! Glad you enjoyed it!
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You are improving by leaps and bounds. Daily practice is really doing the trick for you.
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Maggie, you just swoop in here and make my night, just like that! Thank you so much! Honestly, I think daily practice has been key. The one rule I have for my day is “draw something today”. Even if it’s only ten minutes. I do think it’s magical!
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Hi Laura, strong portrait. I also am not familiar with the coach but I did click on the image and see you did a handsome job, especially in the eyes. Pens are fun and challenging. I just started working with a Pentel brush pen, it’s like an old fashion fountain pen but has a cartridge. To create a thinner line I have to use less pressure.
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Michelle, thank you! I’m so glad you think so. I should experiment with other tools, I appreciate your comment. I’m just getting my legs under me with ink, and I do enjoy it. Lots to learn though! Thanks for the follow; I appreciate it. I enjoy your work very much.
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You have been busy creating… Good one, like your use of line, I enjoy doing pen work too.
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Thanks so much, Jennifer! I’m addicted to faces. I’m finally feeling I’m on the right path in this thing. I am always dying to do the next one. I figure that’s a good sign. Always appreciate your feedback.
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Yes that is a good sign. Look forward to seeing more faces!
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Reading your description, oh yes Harbaugh and I saw him right away. Awesome P&I portrait Laura!
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Thanks so much, Mary! I so appreciate your input and encouragement! Wow, and really glad you saw him straight off! YAY! 😀 P&I portraits are indeed an interesting challenge.
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Great portrait! I like the super fine lines. Awesome eyes! 🙂
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Thanks, Myriam! I’m so glad you like it! That fineliner is the best!
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Yea, you’re a Ravens fan like me! 🙂 Great drawing of Harbaugh, Laura!
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Thanks so much, Donna! So glad you see him there! Caw Caw! 😀 You like the O’s too?
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Yep! Where we live, it is diehard Ravens & O’s fans. 🙂
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Hehe :)))
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Nice work on this one, Laura.
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Thanks, Rachel. This is closer than MLK … I never know how they’ll turn out. Part of the fun, I guess! And a never ending challenge.
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You are getting lots of practice. Kudos to you!
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I can’t stop! I draw people while watching tv, even. :). The face thing seems right for me now.
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You sound like my 15 yr old. All she wants to do is faces.
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That’s really cool! Love that.
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Fabulous!
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Thanks Genie!
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