Sunday 20 July 2008
Art, comics, graphic design and web development by the artist: Matthew Taylor

This is A portrait of a girl with really curly hair, it was a bit of a challenge. I normally have trouble drawing hair because it can be so complicated. This time I used hatching all in one direction to build up the tone then I've picked out a few characteristic strands of hair and drawn them in to discribe key curls. This method gives a nice effect.
See a larger version of Girl with curly hair (Charcoal portrait on white paper) on my new website.
'A young painter who cannot liberate himself from the influence of past generations is digging his own grave.' - Henri Matisse