Faces 7 & 8 - for the 2014 September 29Faces Challenge

"Tracey & Brock," by Dayna Winters

Today's image is a sketch of two of my friends, Tracey and Brock.  I asked Tracey for a photo I could use and she kindly sent me one of her holding her son. I found the eyes, smiles, and smile lines the most challenging when I drew the sketch.  The clothing was relatively easy, and drawing the hair wasn't at all difficult.  I did discover that the darker something is in a pencil drawing, the longer it takes to get it just right.  Also particularly challenging was the different degrees of light and dark - when drawing in black and white there are no distinct colors to reveal the differences between various parts of the drawing so all of the shading is done in different degrees of dark and light.

After I completed the image, I sent it to Tracey and she was pleased with the outcome. She was surprise how quickly I had finished the piece too! ;)  While this is another sketch I've completed in graphite pencil this week, in week two of the challenge I'm planning on using different mediums including colored pencils, pen and ink, and perhaps paints if time allows.