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Jeff Fuchs · 01-02-2003, 11:58 AM

Thanks for the input, Mari. I'm working on the value range. I need to dig through my art supplies for softer pencils. I did these drawings with a 3B. I don't want to press too hard to make darks, because it destroys the paper, and makes the drawing look amateurish (my opinion). But you're exactly right about needing darker darks.

As for the color of the Gulf of Mexico... in Louisiana, it's always brown. You have to go to Florida for blue water. We get all of America's silt via the Mississippi and the Atchafalaya River.

I'm still tinkering with the drawing of Andrea. I drew her three times since I took the photo yesterday. The picture I posted is the one with the most accurate proportions, but my wife thinks the inaccurate one looks most like Andrea. This proves a theory of mine. I believe that a great part of the likeness lies in the mouth. The inaccurate drawing captured the mouth better than the others, so it looks more like Andrea, despite the face being too long. A lot of artists believe that the likeness lies in the eyes, but I disagree. Eyes need to be plausible, but the mouth has to be just right for a good likeness.

01-02-2003, 11:58 AM	#4
Jeff Fuchs Juried Member Guy who can draw a little Joined: Dec 2002 Location: New Iberia, LA Posts: 546	Thanks for the input, Mari. I'm working on the value range. I need to dig through my art supplies for softer pencils. I did these drawings with a 3B. I don't want to press too hard to make darks, because it destroys the paper, and makes the drawing look amateurish (my opinion). But you're exactly right about needing darker darks. As for the color of the Gulf of Mexico... in Louisiana, it's always brown. You have to go to Florida for blue water. We get all of America's silt via the Mississippi and the Atchafalaya River. I'm still tinkering with the drawing of Andrea. I drew her three times since I took the photo yesterday. The picture I posted is the one with the most accurate proportions, but my wife thinks the inaccurate one looks most like Andrea. This proves a theory of mine. I believe that a great part of the likeness lies in the mouth. The inaccurate drawing captured the mouth better than the others, so it looks more like Andrea, despite the face being too long. A lot of artists believe that the likeness lies in the eyes, but I disagree. Eyes need to be plausible, but the mouth has to be just right for a good likeness.