Creating portraits with Xara

[stygg2003]

Thats pretty good for a pencil drawing gray, it certainly translates to the style of your first one, I'll give it a go, although my freehand pencil drawing is 0. Thanks for posting.

Stygg

[wizard509]

Excellent work you guys. I love Patrick Nagels style.

[Gare]

I have two different approaches, one like Patrick Nagel's and one more like a pencil drawing, but both obey certain conventions: the pupil is shaded on the top, and mostly eclipses the pupil. There is a lighter arc on the top of the eyeball to suggest roundness. There is a highlight mostly on the pupil, extending into the iris.

This thing is easier to share as a Xara file than to try to explain in words. Words for once fail me:



My work is crude, admittedly, because I have no time today, if there is to be an august Xara Xone! But the principles are here, I think.

My Best,

Gary

[wizard509]

Thanks for that Gare. Very informative.

[angelize]

Thanks everyone for the wonderful comment it is indeed Lucille Ball I grew up watching re runs of I love Lucy and Here's Lucy. She was one of my favourites.

@Gare: Thank you for the eye shading tip! I kept looking at Lucy and thinking the eyes were not right, then I saw your little tip and it all just clicked! I looked at the photo I was using for reference and there it was! That's what I missed! here is an updated version with that shading.

[Gare]

Way to go, Frances!

And no Loo-see, you can't go to the Copacabana to hear me sing "Babalooo..."

I need to apologize to the world for bringing you American television.

Some people to this day still believe that Gilligan was in the Merchant Marines.

-g

[gray]

Those are fine looking eyeballs, Gary.

[Big Frank]

Some people to this day still believe that Gilligan was in the Merchant Marines.

I have no idea what that means. I have blessedly been spared such cultural menhirs.
I do, however, remember Lucille Ball and I saw her immediately in your portrait, Frances, well done.

[laser1]

Lucy Ball a great lady... From a washed out photograph to a high quality digital art graphic. Please click the photos to enlarge.

[angelize]

Well that blew me out of the water! Beautifully done!