Tag Archives: faces

Acrylic Figurative

Posted on May 4, 2020 by mckitt123

I’m really pleased with this piece – it’s quite small, just 10″ x 12″. The color combo is exactly what I was going for. I know that this is a fairly common image, done by many artists, out there in … Continue reading →

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Faces – Found….

Posted on April 26, 2020 by mckitt123

Here’s a technique that I am curious about. Paint random bits of color and shape, with nothing in mind regarding the outcome, and then “find” the image. I cheated a bit, by indicating darkness where I thought eyes might be. … Continue reading →

Posted in ArtEveryDay, Challenge, Drawings, Faces, Figurative, InkAndWash, Moleskine, Theme, Watercolor | Tagged Challenge, drawing, faces, figurative, Illustration, journal, moleskine, Series, Travel Journal, watercolor | 2 Comments

Faces – …and another guy…..

Posted on April 21, 2020 by mckitt123

Again, just a pencil, and a smudger, and very minimal detail.

Faces – YIKES!

Posted on April 15, 2020 by mckitt123

OK, this was was an epic fail. Drawn from the Reference Photo at the end of the post.

Faces – Young Girl

Posted on April 10, 2020 by mckitt123

As usual, click any image to see it bigger in a new tab. NOTE: I’ll be posting 10-or-so more blog posts on this site, then I’ll be posting exclusively on InstaGram – @chermckittrick The reason for this is that … Continue reading →

Faces – Single Continuous Line

Posted on April 6, 2020 by mckitt123

A couple faces, drawn out of my head, no reference photo, and drawn using a single continuous line.

Faces – Man

Posted on March 9, 2020 by mckitt123

I feel like ALL my faces are starting to look the same, but maybe that’s because I’ve been mostly drawing young women. Here’s an attempt at a man’s face, using pencil and a smudger. Reference Photo at the end.

Faces – Line Drawing of a Young Woman’s Face

Posted on March 5, 2020 by mckitt123

Title kinda says it all…….. I’m actually surprised that I did Faces for about 8 times, before something else caught my eye…………. The first one is Before I erased the pencil lines.

Alcohol Based Markers

Posted on February 7, 2020 by mckitt123

I’ve been seeing a LOT of art lately that’s done with Alcohol Based Markers, and some of it is amazing. Blick’s had an 85% Off sale on a 24-piece set, so I bought it to give them a try. I … Continue reading →

Posted in Alcohol Markers, Faces, Figurative, Illustration, Journal, Markers, Moleskine, Travel Journal | Tagged Alcohol Markers, drawing, faces, figurative, journal, Markers, moleskine | 6 Comments

A Nose…..

Posted on January 27, 2020 by mckitt123

I drew a nose………. ‘nough said………….

Posted in Faces, Illustration, Journal, Moleskine, Travel Journal | Tagged drawing, faces, Illustration, journal, moleskine | 4 Comments

Figurative……….

Posted on January 24, 2020 by mckitt123

I am really enjoying drawing faces and figures………. I sketched this sexy lady from a photo of a Clay and Cloth Doll that someone had made and posted on the ‘net……

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Ink and Wash Face

Posted on January 18, 2020 by mckitt123

I was trying to follow a YouTube Tutorial for drawing faces with watercolor, but the instructor went really fast. Instead of pausing it, I just kept throwing paint onto the page and hoped for the best. Surprise! That plan didn’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Drawings, Faces, Figurative, Illustration, InkAndWash, Journal, Moleskine, outline scribble style, Watercolor | Tagged drawing, faces, figurative, Illustration, journal, moleskine, Travel Journal, watercolor | 5 Comments

Wall Hung Moon – Finished

Posted on October 22, 2019 by mckitt123

The finished fired clay piece – it’s about 12″ across. It exceeded my expectations!

Posted in Clay, Faces, Figurative, Paper Clay, Surface Decoration, Vase | Tagged clay, faces, figurative, Surface Decoration | 6 Comments

More Clay Play …..

Posted on October 19, 2019 by mckitt123

And one more Piece before I fire up the Kiln. This will be wall hung; it’s about 12″ across.

Posted in Clay, Faces, Figurative, Paper Clay, Surface Decoration, Vase | Tagged clay, faces, figurative, Surface Decoration | 2 Comments

Clay…..

Posted on September 29, 2019 by mckitt123

So, I need to fire up the kiln to cook some tiny little pieces that the Grand kids made, which means I also need to make a bunch of big pieces to make it worthwhile. Here’s what I’ve got so … Continue reading →

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Name Monster..

Posted on September 14, 2019 by mckitt123

I did a project with my 9 year old Granddaughter – she called it a Name Monster. She actually made a video that she eMailed to me, so that she could instruct me – how cool is that? Take a … Continue reading →

Posted in Bats, Challenge, Drawings, Faces, Figurative, How To | Tagged bats, Challenge, faces, figurative, HowTo, Tutorials | 3 Comments

Pencil Sketch of an Eye

Posted on February 1, 2019 by mckitt123

I just did a YouTube Tutorial by Darlene of RapidFireArt – Yowza, is this girl talented. I spent about an hour doing this drawing, and it was definitely time well spent. All I used was a cheap 6B pencil, kneadable … Continue reading →

Posted in Drawings, Figurative, Illustration, Moleskine, Pens 'n Pencils | Tagged drawing, faces, figurative, Illustration, journal, moleskine | 5 Comments

A new painting for our Dining Room…

Posted on October 28, 2018 by mckitt123

Hey, it’s been awhile……….. I have been wanting a big-ish painting for our dining room, and I had a 24″ x 30″ canvas laying around, and today I actually started working on it, yay!! Since I haven’t done any figurative … Continue reading →

Posted in Acrylics, Faces, Figurative, MultiMedia, outline scribble style, Surface Decoration | Tagged acrylics, faces, figurative, outline scribble style, Surface Decoration | 6 Comments

Challenge – Circus

Posted on February 8, 2018 by mckitt123

(Click the images to see them bigger, in a new tab) So, this time, Jen and I used the same Reference Photo to do her latest Challenge, which was “Circus”. Here’s Mine And Here’s Jen’s

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Gouache…..

Posted on February 5, 2018 by mckitt123

(Click the images to see them bigger, in a new tab) Jen’s “challenge” from her ArtTutor group was camel, which immediately made me think of that old Maria Muldar Song “Midnight at the oasis, Send your camel to bed”, so … Continue reading →

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