Coloured pencil portrait of Songlian, portrayed by Gong Li in Raise the Red Lantern by Zhang Yimou in 1991.

I tried to enhance the warmth of the colour atmosphere as well as the strength of contrasts.
My goal was also to reflect and convey her calmness and dignity.

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Photoelasticity do-it-yourself experiment on a set square 📐

Light intensity and its variations reveal deformations in the material.

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Finished two tone sketch of Jessica Henwick chilling under the sun in the grass of a public garden.

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Adding a subtle touch of smile to Jessica Henwick.

Inspired from a photograph.
I was looking for a two tone result so I just used one grey and one blue pencil.
The background was too neutral to my taste so I added lines (whose half is) parallel to the directions of lighting and of her eyes.

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