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I drew based on a photo as a practice. KOH-I-NOOR graphite pencils ; Paper size: A3

Astronaut on Moon. From my small sketchbook. Graphite pencil on paper, size 14cm x 14cm.

I drew it with "Derwent" a graphite pencil, the drawing is A4 size. Upon request, I drew the bunny based on a photo. I wanted to introduce the bunny personality traits, which I did. The owner was very happy for him. :)

Anatomy practice - skull study. Graphite pencil on notebook paper, (size A5).

Moria Orc profile drawing (from "Lord of the Rings") using compressed charcoal, greyscale pastels and graphite pencil on paper, (size A4).

I was too late and missed the entry deadline…eating too much ProCrastinate?? lol. Anyways, couldn’t resist and fired up Adobe Dimensions, Illustrator and Photoshop for this quick and dirty advert.

I made myself some motivational stickers to (hopefully) help with the CONSTANT negative self-talk that seems to be an innate part of my creative practice

Pencil sketch on paper.

This is a graphite pencil drawing of a hunting hawk somewhat loosely based on a photo. The reference photo is from: Birds of Prey by Paul D. Frost (Paragon Books Ltd 2006) and credited to Martin B Withers/FLPA. I found the book in the Goodwill a couple of month ago and was much inspired by the beautiful photographs.

Pencil drawing I did a number of years ago. Self portrait of myself with my mare, Chia. Graphite on bristol board. Took probably about 40 hours. This particular piece is sold.

Inspired by the wonderful tutorial by rafy A, you can find it here: https://youtu.be/JM-esQnGIhQ Camera photo source: https://www.pexels.com/photo/aperture-black-blur-camera-274973/ Forest and child source: Unsplash.com

Graphite on paper.

Graphite on paper

Another smeary graphite scratch.

"The tree-dwelling species are more solitary"

Abstract painting "A refugee leaves his native quarter" whatman, mixed media, acrylic and marker, 54x54 cm, 2023

Bulldog portrait. Graphite on paper.

40 × 29.7 cm. Graphite and charcoal.

One of my Swirly Designs, illustrated with different tools such as Graphite, Aquarelle, Ink Pens and Ai & Tablet. Sometimes sheer Vectorillustration/design. . Urh.-Nr:1811955 . Copyright  by Carolina Matthes

The result is not as good as I imagined. But anyway I want to share it, because: - others may find it great, - art taste is subjective, - even if it's bad, you can receive a constructive critique or tips on how to improve it. Don't be afraid to share your failures. They push you forward. You can learn a lot from them.

Graphite, baby.

In trying to improve my composition of the human form I am breaking it down to individual studies. I welcome your feedback!

Baby steps toward portraits! So I started with 4 different hair styles. Let me know what you think. Where do I need improvement?

This is my first attempt at doodling some trees and it most certainly was not an easy task. I hope as I practice that I will be able to draw more detail and a variety of trees. Special thanks to Jean Garro (@Gentoo201) for the inspiration with her awesome drawings! ʕ•ᴥ•ʔ♥♥ Thanks girl!