Pen and Ink Portrait

Pencil and Charcoal Portrait

Charcoal and pencil on smooth Bristol paper

14"x11"

Portrait of my 16 year old niece Diya. Bristol is a bit too smooth for charcoal and tough to keep your darks.

Shades of Gray in Pencil

carbon and graphite pencil on Canson Bristol smooth paper

15"x12"

Graphite pencil on paper

14" x 12"

Just completed this drawing which took me about 32 hours in all.This is a picture of a laborer from India, my friend and a talented photographer  Vikram Raghuvanshi very kindly allowed me to use this as reference.

I liked the way his face shows the hardships of his humble life.

W-I-P

Work in progess

16"x12"

Graphite pencil on Canson smooth paper

I have started a detailed portrait after a gap of a few months.Posting here is the first 13 hours' work.It might take up some more time to finish it.Thank you for being patient with me.