Tag Archives: action portrait
Observing a Very Active Person
Thinking and Doing
Life is a balance of thinking and doing.
Busy Man
When I’m on my break, the people in the cafe are usually frozen in position, reading or studying. As I was trying to sketch the man below the Maltese Falcon poster, he shifted his body before I could scribble his pose; when I tried sketching him in his new position, he moved again. The resulting […]
Finding a Vein
Although not exactly an action shot, I had to be a bit quick to catch this one. (Shading was done in post production.)
Man with the Arms
I found a process I like for sketching people. I use pencil first… not even a drawing pencil. I use a mechanical pencil with soft lead. As my subject shifts, I sketch the limbs in their changed position. Sometimes this happens several times. I use pen and ink to emphasize the strong lines and leave […]
