I drew this right next to the male face, with the intend to color her as I did with him, but I loved how the charcoal blended with gesso and decided to only add some background and leave the face as is.
Am desenat fata asta chiar langa cea a barbatului pe care l-ati vazut, avand intentia de a o colora la fel ca pe el, dar mi-a placut cum s-a amestecat grundul alb cu carbunele asa ca am ales sa-i adaug doar un fundal si sa las fata asa cum o vedeti.
Still with masculine features if you consider her wide neck and face, she has a captivating look.
Cu trasaturi masculine, daca te iei dupa latimea gatului si a fetei, are o privire captivanta.
And here is after I added white gesso. . .it blends so nicely!
Si iat-o cum arata dupa ce am adaugat grund alb …. se amesteca atat de bine!
Notice the hallow I’ve created around her head only by adding fine lines with a graphite pencil and then gently smoothing everything. Also, the background was meant to look “old and dusty”, and I left it as you can see without adding anything else on it, although at first I wanted to journal around her. 😉
Observati haloul pe care l-am creat in jurul capului ei doar prin adaugarea e linii fine cu un creion grafit si intinderea usoara a acestuia. De asemenea, fundalul a fost menit sa para “imbatranit si prafuit”, si l-am lasat fix asa cum il vedeti in poza, fara sa mai adaug nimic, desi la inceput am vrut sa jurnalesc in jurul fetei. 😉
Well, that’s it! What have you been journaling lately?
Pe curand,
Cristina
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