This is a pencil portrait of my mom which I completed sometime in March. I am submitting this portrait for @juliakponsford 's ART EXPLOSION WEEK 3 challenge. The theme for this week's challenge is LOVE. I submitted my first entry, Pencil Portrait of My Husband and Son earlier today. I couldn't find a more perfect entry than portraits of my beloved ones.
My mom. Both of us don't always see things eye to eye. As someone with a choleric temperament she is a 'take charge' kind of person and her tenacity is such an admirable trait. She is strong and always able to persevere through whatever life throws at her. I take after my dad more than my mom in terms of personality. I am quiet and introverted like my dad. So these differences in temperament sometimes make it hard for me to accept my mom's ways of handling things. Regardless of our differences, I love her dearly and this portrait was my Mother's Day gift for her.
Here are the progress photos for this portrait...
What do you think of this portrait? Please leave your comments below. Thank you!
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Wow..family first! This is my winning art work...
Reminds me of my blog post on family versus office...
Very nice work!
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Thank you for your kind words @kenhudoy :)
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welcome dear
find time also to check out my latest blog post...a short story....support if you like it
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Great detail. I love the realism. I would recommend using some slightly darker pencils to heighten the contrast, however. I use 8B to get a really rich value for the darkest areas. Upvoted and following. Best wishes in the contest!
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Thank you for the feedback @mattphilleo . I agree about the darker shade and I am still struggling to achieve it. I think for this portrait I used 5B for the hair. The downside of using pencils is the graphite shine which I hate :( . I tried charcoal but I didn't like the outcome, I need more practice using it. I read about Staedtler Mars Lumograph Black pencils which is similar to charcoal but I haven't try it yet :)
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try making graphite powder: just rotate the tip on the pencil sharpner blade...I use this trick to give tonality and shades...just press the powder with your finger and make black clouds :)) your mom is the strong type I have here, they learned to survive the stuffest way ;)
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Thank you for the tip @kingyus . I will give it a try then :)
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no pro go pro ;)
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Great comment
Guess you an artists too
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Waw!!! it so coll mabro.
Makes me inspired, and I will do the same
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very nice. i think this should be the best gift for your mother. she will love this.
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Right
..good gift for mother...
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Thank you @dadhich.abhi007 . Yeah she loves it :)
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Awesome art.I am voting you.Please check my post.
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Thank you @head10 :)
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Great comment
Do you draw
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Nice job . Keep it up
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Thank you @kingjan :)
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I love it.. U made a great potrait..😍😍
Check out my drawings too at my blog https://steemit.com/@asmartian
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Thank you @asmartian . I checked out your art and they blown me away!
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Do you also draw...nice comment
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Love it!
please check out my stuff if you have a chance.
:)
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Thank you @remlor
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Well done. The artwork is good. I especially love the hair. You brought it to life marvelously. Well done once again.
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Thank you for your kind words @charliebee :)
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So beautiful!!
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Thank you
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Great portrait. Your description of your mother makes your post even more interesting. Do check out my poem.
Fountain Of Youth
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Thank you @positivesteem 🙂
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you have a great talent! keep it up! :))
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Thank you @pinaynomad 🙂
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Definitely one of my favorite portraits out of the many that I've seen. :) The thought behind this is just so sweet.
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Thank you for your kind words @erangvee . I appreciate it so much :)
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Nice comment ..do u draw also...like supporting good art
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Yes, I draw too. I like supporting good art as well. 😊
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great...remember to keep me posted as always
find time to check my blog stories...will update more soon
thanks
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The shading is so awesome and I don't know how people do portraits... I always find that amazing. I can draw but usually just make it up as I go - just don't seem to have the ability to create a likeness (on purpose). I upvoted you as I love the sharing that goes on here.
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Thank you @granblock . I used grid technique and that helps a lot to achieve the likeness. I still can't achieve 100% likeness though.
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