Thursday, January 31, 2008

Self portraits 6 - 10

Quick one using non-waterproof Quink ink, and a skewer.


Acrylic on primed paper. I really wanted to have a go at my hair.


Diluted Indian ink washes using a brush (this one is my favourite for today).


Coloured pencils on black thick paper - based on this photo taken by Sunshine.


By now I'm bored - dip pen in Indian ink.


Can you tell which ones are from life, and which ones from photos? Which side my hair grip is on gives a clue. Also, as you can see, I was wrapped up in my red scarf today - its been mighty cold! 10 down and another 20 to go ...

Am working at college as a 'student ambassador' the next two days - so a break from the portraits. Also, if any of my readers are potential UWE illustration students and coming for route-A interviews tomorrow, do say hello!

6 comments:

Anonymous said...

My favorites so far are the last one here and the first one on the previous post. I never hear of quink ink before. And you used a skewer? Like a dip pen? Cool.

janey
http://janeysjourneyu.com

Tiara said...

i want your barrette!!

Kerstin Klein said...

wow. i really like each and every portrait of this second set you posted. great.

AdamFF said...

The two coloured ones are nice, especially the coloured pencils on black paper.

MD said...

Your self portraits are such fun. I've really enjoyed looking at them.

andrea joseph's sketchblog said...

I like every one of these 5. A lot.