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Original Pencil Art @ eBay
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 CUTE TABBY CAT LIMITED EDITION PRINT by Sue Barratt  US $14.20
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 WESTIE WAITING LIMITED EDITION PRINT by Sue Barratt US $14.20
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 Alexander Chen Notre Dame Seriolithograph US $220.00
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 Star Kitty Matted Fine Art Giclee Print Jamie Hayes New Orleans US $100.00
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 Vaclav Trefil Czech Original conte pencil drawing US $199.00
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 Dan Mitra Common Loons Original Signed Lithograph US $175.00
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 JOHN WAYNE SIGNED US $.99
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 Male Figure 28 Handmade Charcoal and Pencil Drawing on 19x24 Bristol Paper US $49.00
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 Male Figure 29 Handmade Charcoal and Pencil Drawing on 19x24 Bristol Paper US $49.00
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 ACEO Black Pig Piglet Farm Art Pencil Carla Smale US $13.00
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 EVE MS GUTHRIE Tatiana Riabouchinska in Les Sylphides US $95.00
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 Original Aceo Night stroll US $5.43
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 French Post Impressionist Jean C Picot serigraph US $90.00
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 HERMAN ZAAGE ORIGINAL MEZZOTINT TITLED PUUHONUA US $75.00
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 Viktor Shvaiko Au Fantassin Inn Original Sketch Drawing Custom Framed US $650.00
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 DALI Salvador Divine Comedie 100 ORIGINAL WOODCUTS 1963 REF in FIELD US $5,990.00
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 DAVIS CONE BAD AXE THEATRE LITHO US $800.00
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 PETER HILDICK BATHTIME SIGNED NUMBERED LITHOGRAPH US $31.50
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 BERTHA C PORTER THE COUPLE ORIGINAL DRAWING 1892 FREE SHIPPING US $17.50
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 French Post Impressionist Huchet serigraph US $49.00
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 HOLEBROOK FEATHERSTONE HAYING DRAWING 1899 FREE SHIP US $25.00
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 ACEO original green haired feet first fairy card US $7.88 |
 Antique 1940s Silk Screen Navajo Medicine Anna Barry US $250.00
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 Thailand Buddha Limited Edition Canvas Print US $150.00
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 Saul Lishinsky Pencil Drawing Seated Woman w Book G143 US $9.99
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 SLishinsky Russian American 76J Nude Female US $9.99
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 Leon Phinney Pencil Drawing Young Male Study G1050 US $9.99
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 ACEO original orange haired green eyed fairy card US $7.88 |
 Ex libris Etching PF by Ven Zoltan Hungary US $14.99
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 Nude Music Ex libris Etching by Mamen Zaera Spain US $24.99
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 Sail Ship Ex libris Etching by Evald Okas Estonia US $24.99
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 Cat Ex libris Etching by J Dajc US $28.00
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 New Year Horse Ex libris Etching by Olga Samosyuk US $35.00
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 original fine art pencil drawing sold by artist NUDE WOMAN Beth US $55.00
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 Nude Ex libris Etching by E Okas Estonia US $35.00
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 Play Ex libris Etching by Robert Baramov US $48.00
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 ACEO original pink haired grumpy fairy card US $7.88 |
 Viktor Shvaiko Historic Tower Original Sketch Drawing Custom Framed US $750.00
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 The Artist Nude Ex libris Etching by H Naidenov US $38.00
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 Nude Mask Ex Libris Etching by Evald Okas US $45.00
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 Dream Nude Fox Ex libris Etching by Yuri Smirnov US $49.99
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 Terrier Dog Westie Cairn 200LE s n lithograph art print US $9.99
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 2011 Call of the Wild Silkscreen Art Print by Dan McCarthy s n US $49.90
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 2011 Red Sky in the Morning Silkscreen Art Print by Dan McCarthy s n US $49.90
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Pencil Portrait Drawing Tips on Obtaining a Photograph
The first challenge you will face with any portrait commission is acquiring a suitable subject photograph from your customer.This subject could be a person, a pet, or a building.
Now is the time to be a little bit assertive. You should always insist on certain minimum requirements regarding the quality of the photograph. Otherwise, you are certain to fail in your pencil portrait drawing effort.
Naturally, the better the quality of the photograph the better chance you have of producing an excellent portrait. Although most customers understand this, you would be astounded to see how many awful pictures I have received.
There are many reasons for this. For example, some customers only have a picture taken with a throw-away camera or have only an old fuzzy wedding picture of their parents. This will not do, unless there is a clear understanding with your customer prior to starting the drawing.
From experience, I can tell you that if the photograph is bad, i.e., insufficiently resolved, you are doomed to failure and you will not be able to produce a good likeness. Consequently, you will have an unhappy customer who will often question your skills instead of the quality of their picture. To avoid such situations, here are a few guidelines.
* If your customer has a digital photograph, insist on .jpg format and a resolution of at least 300 dpi (dots per inch).
* When the picture is still to be taken, insist on the use of a 5 mega-pixel digital camera or higher and make sure your customer sends you the unaltered version (no cropping or resizing) of the photo.
* If the customer only has a paper photo (often an old one) ask them, if possible, to scan it into their computer and email it to you first. This will give you the opportunity to judge the quality of the photo before they snail mail you the original. Here again, you must insist on an acceptably high resolution.
Here are a few more suggestions you may want to convey to your customer:
* For paper photographs, insist on a minimum head size of 2.5 to 3.5 inches, measured from the top of the head to the bottom of the chin. Smaller sizes are much harder to work with.
* Tell your customer to avoid posed subjects with unnaturally large smiles. In fact, casual unsmiling poses often make for more convincing portraits.
* If the picture is still to be taken, advise your customer not to use the flash. The flash tends to do away with the natural shadows which are very important in a pencil portrait drawing. Also, lighting coming from the side from one light source is a nice bonus.
* If possible, have your customer send you several photos of the subject, including some close-ups. This will give you a much better idea of the unique qualities and personality of the subject. It also will reveal many of the small details that are often crucial in achieving a good likeness of the subject.
* For group portraits, insist not only on a group photo but also on separate photos of each of the subjects. This will allow you to produce a more pleasing montage or collage of the group.
* If all else fails and if possible, take the subject photographs yourself.
Of course, in practice, we often may have to settle with less. And you actually can often do with less. However, what you cannot do without is acceptably high resolution. From experience, I can tell you that there is no way around this. A fuzzy photograph will not do unless your customer wants a fuzzy image on purpose and is only interested in the artistic qualities of the rendering and not in a good likeness.
So, with a suitable photograph in hand we are now ready to start the actual drawing without having sabotaged our effort from the get go.
About the Author
Remi Engels, Ph.D., is a pencil portrait artist and oil painter. He is also the author of a popular Pencil Portrait Drawing Course. Get Your Free copy here: Remi's Pencil Portrait Drawing Course while supplies last.
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