I am Yuyanda

I was recently compelled to revisit the work I'm currently doing for a commissioned portrait after reaching the moment when I'd decided it was ready to be painted when it wasn't! It needed, no demanded more attention. My last post concluded the step by step drawing process at the stage seen below now with 4 new additional steps to the drawing process. Enjoy: Step 14:  Using the stencil line motif as a guide I created a rough drawing on tracing paper of the patterns I wanted to fill these areas. It was important to work out the ebb and flow of the stippling technique before putting any ink to paper. This tracing was then placed behind the main sheet and worked into the portrait using my lightbox. I used a Linex circle template for a consistent size and outlined the motif lines to emphasize their partitions. Each circle was drawn with a 0.5 fine liner pen. Step 15:  ... I continued working with the trace beneath the main

A step by step journey of the drawing process for a commissioned portrait. Step 1: Plan sketch. I looked at a lot of sketch artists and drawings to influence my work such as Geof Darrow who worked on  The Matrix films  and french cartoonist Jean Giraud also known as Moebius. With feedback from my client I produced  a  roughly detailed drawing from a  photographic reference. Step 2: I fleshed out the lines with colour pencils, working with my creative influences (Geof Darrow & Moebius) to add and create more  details. The colour choices do not reflect the final design but instead act as a way of separating the elements and in turn drawing the eye to each one. My working environment. Step 3: Using my lightbox with the colour pencil drawing as a guide I began a new ink drawing with 0.3 & 0.5 fine liner pigment pens. Step 4: I introduced a brush pen for filling and adding weight to the mark making.