The Subway Rambler (Online)

This isn't from some guy who just spends his time rambling around the tunnels of the MTA. The name is a shortened form of the blog's original title, "That Rambling Guy on the Subway, Online." Hope that clears things up for you.

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Name: Dave Kopperman
Location: Tappan, NY, United States

Friday, February 26, 2010

Digging the Foundation



Sketch (above) and colored study (below) for a portrait I'm preparing for. Obviously, there's some distortion in the drawing - the elongated head - this happens when you work freehand. I only have photos to work from, and I wanted to really try to internalize the subject, and sitting and drawing is the way to do that.



Click for a closer look, if you like. More on this later.

D.

2 Comments:

Blogger John said...

This is amazing stuff. Very expressive and technically polished at the same time. What will the final portrait be... oil painting, watercolor? Photoshop?

March 2, 2010 4:51 PM  
Blogger Dave Kopperman said...

Thanks. Final is going to be oil on panel, with some glazing technique. I'm aiming for a Holbein or Van Eyck portrait vibe.

D.

March 3, 2010 9:56 AM  

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