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It's really happening ladies & gentlemen. I'm back again. (: Feels good!

This is a basic sketch that I've made this morning of Benedict Cumberbatch as Sherlock Holmes of the BBC series. I love the way he searches for solutions and the way they have portrayed him in the show. Awesomesauce.

I will work this into a full-blown detailed and conceptual drawing. I have 2 concepts in mind, but I haven't made up my mind about what I should do. Until then, a work in progress will do.

Besides, I really enjoy the unfinished look of the drawing, so I polished it a bit with a vintage layer that I use for pretty much everything 8D aaaaand post it as my first submission after 3 months of absence. W00t! I'm excited like C.R.A.Z.Y. Aaaahh!!

To those who are interested, you can read on further for a short tutorial-esque description about the techniques and guidelines that I've used!

Cheers!

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Lets give a brief introduction about what I've done so far, shall we? (:

The outlines were mostly done with an "F" 0.5mm mechanical pencil, which I purchased just recently, AND LOVING IT. "F" leads show strong lines, yet they are easy to erase when mistakes have been made.

So remember: F and H pencils = GOOD for sketching!!

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I used a grid, mostly to get the pattern right which is displayed in the background. While the human face and figure are easy to do freehand because they are asymmetric and show some sort of flow most of the time, shapes like this pattern or any kind of (unnatural) shape are so much harder to draw, because you need to fulfill certain types of rules to make them look natural. And that's why I used a grid, to make sure all shapes are in the right places and look natural.

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The size of the drawing itself is 20x20cm / 8"x8" big, a size I've never worked on. I'm trying new things. (:

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On the left I wrote some of my ideas on the places where I might work them out. This way I won't forget their purpose during the drawing progress. Writing down words on my drawing surface ain't something I do often, but it makes a nice addition while I can let go of my ideas and focus on the drawing again.

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For basic sketches I prefer to intensify contrasting colours and proportions. This I do by using dark pencils such as 2B for the darkest parts, and 2H for the lightest parts. The in-between parts are done with H and F. This way it's easier to continue. You no longer have to worry if certain parts of the drawing look right or wrong proportional-wise.

Description
Find more of my pencil work on:
FACEBOOK TWITTER

:~~~~~:~~~~~:~~~~~:~~~~~:~~~~~:

It's really happening ladies & gentlemen. I'm back again. (: Feels good!

This is a basic sketch that I've made this morning of Benedict Cumberbatch as Sherlock Holmes of the BBC series. I love the way he searches for solutions and the way they have portrayed him in the show. Awesomesauce.

I will work this into a full-blown detailed and conceptual drawing. I have 2 concepts in mind, but I haven't made up my mind about what I should do. Until then, a work in progress will do.

Besides, I really enjoy the unfinished look of the drawing, so I polished it a bit with a vintage layer that I use for pretty much everything 8D aaaaand post it as my first submission after 3 months of absence. W00t! I'm excited like C.R.A.Z.Y. Aaaahh!!

To those who are interested, you can read on further for a short tutorial-esque description about the techniques and guidelines that I've used!

Cheers!

:-:~~~~~:-:~~~~~:-:~~~~~:-:~~~~~:-:~~~~~:-:

Lets give a brief introduction about what I've done so far, shall we? (:

The outlines were mostly done with an "F" 0.5mm mechanical pencil, which I purchased just recently, AND LOVING IT. "F" leads show strong lines, yet they are easy to erase when mistakes have been made.

So remember: F and H pencils = GOOD for sketching!!

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I used a grid, mostly to get the pattern right which is displayed in the background. While the human face and figure are easy to do freehand because they are asymmetric and show some sort of flow most of the time, shapes like this pattern or any kind of (unnatural) shape are so much harder to draw, because you need to fulfill certain types of rules to make them look natural. And that's why I used a grid, to make sure all shapes are in the right places and look natural.

-----

The size of the drawing itself is 20x20cm / 8"x8" big, a size I've never worked on. I'm trying new things. (:

-----

On the left I wrote some of my ideas on the places where I might work them out. This way I won't forget their purpose during the drawing progress. Writing down words on my drawing surface ain't something I do often, but it makes a nice addition while I can let go of my ideas and focus on the drawing again.

-----

For basic sketches I prefer to intensify contrasting colours and proportions. This I do by using dark pencils such as 2B for the darkest parts, and 2H for the lightest parts. The in-between parts are done with H and F. This way it's easier to continue. You no longer have to worry if certain parts of the drawing look right or wrong proportional-wise.