Rogue Lines

Tag: pencil sketch

  • Sweet boy

    Sweet boy

    This inspiration photo has such a sweet presence, he was hard to stop drawing!

  • Lady Cross Hatching

    Lady Cross Hatching

    This inspiration photo became my shading experiment in contour hatching. Much to practice, much fun!

    Graphite pencil HB, 2B, 5B.

    J.W.

  • When

    When


    When to stop,
    When to add more lines,
    When to blur,
    When to look away,
    When to decide,
    What is,
    is enough.

    Graphite pencil 2B

    J.W.

  • The (graphite) White Tiger

    The (graphite) White Tiger

    Indian film actor Adarsh Gourav
    stars in The White Tiger,
    and his acting was so brilliant
    he became
    my muse for this sketch.

    2B, 5B, 6B
    and dry graphite wash
    just because.

    J.W.

  • Snow day

    Snow day

    This is the
    look of happy
    when there
    is enough
    snow on the
    ground for a
    sleigh ride.

    Pencil H, B,
    2B and 5B

    J.W.

     

  • Infant eyes

    Infant eyes

    This adorable
    infant 
    was just too
    captivating  –
    a must draw.

    Pencils H, B,
    2B and 4B.

    J.W.

     

  • Warmth to Texas

    Warmth to Texas

    This lovely Texan muse drawn with a graphite wash and lightly accented with charcoal.

  • Lady Liza

    Lady Liza

    Nothing quite
    like a day out in
    the sun to bring
    on the happy!
    Many thanks to
    my friend Lady
    Liza for being my
    inspirational
    photo!

    Graphite wash
    blended with
    chamois and pencils B, 2B, 6B.

    J.W.

     

  • Poet Laureate Amanda Gorman

    Poet Laureate Amanda Gorman

    Amanda Gorman —  a talented
    poet laureate
    reciting original
    work at President
    Biden’s
    inauguration
    —
    was the inspiration
    for this drawing.


    Graphite pencil, with
    a watercolor
    light wash.

    J.W.

  • Her eyes

    Her eyes

    This muse
    was perfect
    for
    fusing
    realism & sketchy
    lines.

    Graphite
    pencils
    H, B, 2B and 6B.

    J.W.

  • Aging locks

    Aging locks

    This muse
    featured a
    delightful set of
    aging facial hair
    putting my
    eraser to good
    use.

    Graphite wash,
    HB, 2B, 6B.

    J.W.

  • The cigar

    The cigar

    This illustration
    inspired by
    a delightful
    Belgian, savoring
    his cigar.

    Graphite pencil.
    H and 4B

    J.W.

  • San Francisco gal

    San Francisco gal

    Today’s inspiration
    is a young lady
    from San Francisco
    sporting delightfully
    soft facial tones
    and shaved hair.

    Graphite pencil and graphite wash.

    J.W.

  • The Accountant

    The Accountant

    Meet Michael.
    A one-time
    rancher from
    Colorado, he
    affords nice things
    as an accountant
    though misses his
    ranch.

    Graphite wash.
    Charcoal, with a splash
    of colored pencil.

    J.W.

  • Salty sailor

    Salty sailor

    The bearded man,
    a fishing boat captain,
    out on the water
    every day to
    check the crab pots,
    slinging salty words
    as he listens to classical music.

    Pencil and charcoal.

  • Tomcat in pencil

    Tomcat in pencil

    Meet Tom Tom,
    aptly named
    and true to a cat’s
    nature,
    he is in charge of his household,
    stands on the refrigerator ledge
    when door is open
    hoping for leftover chicken,
    watching birds at the feeder,
    and watching Netflix movies
    with the humans living in his space.

    Pencil and charcoal
    J.W. 12/2020

  • The Blue Fisher

    Blue fisher

    The blue heron,
    a water bird,
    stalking his prey,
    while standing tall,
    in the lean summer grass,
    still,
    majestic,
    leaving the illusion,
    he’s at rest,
    yet, with his mighty beak
    and long neck,
    he waits for an
    unassuming fish.

    Colored pencil sketch with touches of watercolor.