Here are a couple of studies done last year. I wanted to see just how realistic a look I could get with the pencil tools in Corel Painter.
The first is a working portrait of Rosario Dawson. I never finished it, but you get the idea. Click on the picture to see a larger version.
As you can see, the tools are pretty convincing. The paper texture can even be seen through the shading. All it needs is a few smudges from handling the paper and it could probably pass for real. The image was done entirely digitally using my Intuos 4 tablet and Painter’s “Real HB & 2B Pencils.”
Detail
I also played around with Painter’s Charcoals for this portrait of George Carlin. The best part was when I was done, there was no mess!
Wow, you can’t even tell that it’s not pencils and charcoals! Of course you’d need the skills to work em correctly but shit, that’s some damn good results!
AMAZING!!! You are truly gifted. The man with the magic crayons!
Awesome work! and to share it all is really special. Thanks Mike.