Celebrity Sketches in Charcoal & Pencil

I wanted to capture the mischievous nature of Chaplin in this portrait so I drew with speed
on a rougher textured paper to reflect his 'on the go' personality

Heavy shading using both graphite and charcoal on a smoother textured paper gave both a warmth and softness to this portrait

Darker, heavier pencils were used here to create bold outlines and resemble the boldness with which the great man made his speeches

Softer pencils were used for this portrait to slowly build up the delicate features. Charcoal was used along with graphite pencil to add more depth. I enjoyed coming back to this portrait several times to adjust the shading, smudging the charcoal into the graphite to leave a smooth finish

I found the absence of shading worked well to produce a simple portrait

Soft pencils on a B3 sized paper were used to capture the youthful features of a young Di Capri