After the last Elvis in Charcoal, the one with three images, I decided to do some more collage style work. This time I picked three images from the ’68 Come back special. There are many Elvis fans who like the ’68 Come back, after posting the humble beginnings on Facebook it was Sold! Outlines in
This drawing is finished and on his way to the buyer. This new type of drawings seems populair, many people were interested in buying it. I had to dissapoint some people. More info and pictures of this work in progress you’ll find here and here. Elvis in Charcoal #183, No title Charcoal, ink and White
I started on Elvis in Charcoal #183. After posting the first image on Facebook it sold in a couple of hours. First stage of Elvis in Charcoal #183 First I want to get the faces right, if one of them is wrong the whole drawing is wrong. The small one is easy, not so much
After the time consuming Elvis in Charcoal #182, I’m going to try something easy 🙂 A collage of three Elvis photo’s from 1969/70. First I’m going to work on the faces, they need to be right before I can continue with the rest. These are the three photo’s I’m going to use The size is
Today I took another try on Elvis in Charcoal #182 after trashing the previous one. The reference photo is small so it is hard to see all details. On the drawing table It is fun to draw the Gold, it’s like making a abstract painting. His face is much better than on the previous try.
While I was working on this drawing I saw that Elvis his face didn’t go well. And because I use ink for the darkest parts there was no way to correct it. I did a little bit of Gold to see how that worked out. And then I trashed it! Tomorrow I will start over
I wanted to draw Elvis in his Gold Lame suit for a while now. I was thinking about doing the suit in colored pencil but I decided to do it completely with colored pencils and, of course, charcoal, white chalk and ink. The size will be ca. 50 x 20 cm. This is not the
Another assignment from the USA. This is a photo from the movie “Charro”. This one is more difficult for me because I didn’t draw many horses. And the horse is a major part of the drawing. Work in progress, very early stages Work in progress, halfway Elvis in Charcoal #181, 60’s No title Charcoal, ink
Another assignment from one of my collectors from the USA. The reference image is not very sharp but because I’ve drawn so many Elvis images it will be no problem. Work in progress, without the color… … and with color Elvis in Charcoal #180, 50’s No title Charcoal, colored pencil, ink and White chalk on
