Saturday, May 1, 2010

Big Maybelle's Birthday

Big Maybelle (Maybelle Louise Smith) born today, back in 1924

Sketchbook. 5 x 8. acrylic wash, #2 pencil &white charcoal.

2 comments:

alex fine illustration said...

Great work on the highlights and shadows. I also like the inking on the illustration in the previous post. I always enjoy seeing how other illustrators ink hair!

Graham Smith said...

Thanks. Inking hair does seem to take a long time. I use a brush to speed things up a bit.

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