I just finished up a series of portraits that will be used in a Black History Month product line next year. I did them on 80 lb. medium surface drawing paper with regular 2B & 3B pencils. Featured are Marian Anderson (singer), Mary Church Terrell (writer/civil rights activist), Kenneth Clark (psychologist), Paul Robeson (athlete/actor), and Martin Luther King, Jr.
[NOTE]: I thought these would work for the "time" theme at Illustration Friday, not only because these individuals forged new paths for equality during a time when support for their cause was limited, but their accomplishments also broke new ground for the basic rights of everyone, and put simply, affected history.
27 comments:
Christian, These are amazing! My name is Marcia and I go to Indy Vineyard.
Unreal!!!! Diggs...you are the bomb!
amazing work! you really have some amazing talents!!! well done!
hmmmm this is so strange! i also just posted a portrait of a black woman i saw once. totally unrelated to anything, just a coincidence...
these portraits here are really beautiful
Very beautiful work...
Well done!!!
wow, amazing work!
Beeeeeeautiful.
Wow.
fantastic works! congratulations!
Great hand on these!!!
Wonderful portraits... and THANK YOU for explaining to this non-psychic person how they relate to the IF topics. Really. I don't "need" cliches, but I was frustrated at the participants who seemed to be "breaking the rules" not to mention the spirit of IF.
You are an amazing talent! I love these portraits and what a tremendous tribute...Bravo...and thank you for sharing your talent!
WOW!!! Your portraits are BEAUTIFUL! The detail is amazing. I am so capitavated by the Kenneth Clarke portrait. Wonderful work :)
My jaw is on the floor. Amazing work.
Elden, these are sweeeeeeet! Nice work man.
These are beautiful!
Thanks for the kind words, everyone. :)
Wow, these are superb!
Wow great work! God bless you brother.
So good. You've blown me away once again my friend.
Wow, incredible, amazing, beautiful, inspiring, Wow!!!
Just beautiful!
These are absolutely wonderful. Bravo!
Wonderful work! I would like to know how large the paper
is and did you spray fix these work. If you did spray fix, what kind do you recommend?
Just wonderful!
@Quilt Knit: The paper was Strathmore 11"x14" medium drawing paper (80#)... and yes I did use a fixitive -- Krylon Workable Fixatif that I had leftover from college! :)
PS, you've got to come look at my The Offering animation, by the looks of these drawings, I think you would like it! http://www.nanogirl.com/personal/theoffering.html
Your art is fantastic! :)
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