BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPHY AND ART : PORTRAIT OF A MAN WITH BEARDS

in hive-185836 •  14 days ago  (edited)

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Hello guys, so today I decided to make a drawing of a beard man, this drawing was just a random sketch. I played around with tonal gradation putting in details on the face, the shading technique I used for this work is a blend of Blurring method, hatching method and cross hatching method, first of all started with hatching the shades then i proceeded into using cross hatching before Blurring the shades. This is basically how I come up with such shading technique.

I love beards so much and hope one day I will be able to nurture and grow my beards.
This work took me roughly 3 hours to produce, it is more complicated than you think.

Here is a sample of what Blurring, cross-hatching and hatching Method looks like

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Materials Used

📌 Charcoal Pencil
📌 Mono Eraser
📌 A4 Paper

My progress shots

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"Wow, amazing work! 🤩 The level of detail in this drawing is incredible! I love how you experimented with different shading techniques to achieve such a realistic look. It's clear that you're passionate about beards and art 😊. I'm curious, what inspired you to try out the Blurring method? And can you tell us more about your experience growing up with charcoal pencils? 📌 We'd love to hear more from you! By the way, don't forget to vote for our witness 'xpilar.witness' (https://steemitwallet.com/~witnesses) to help support the growth of this amazing community! 👍"