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Happy New Year!

Thanks to everyone who followed, made comments, and generally gave me feedback. It was a fun project and I hope I inspired a few of my students. It is possible to make a drawing every day. They weren't all good, but I've learned something from every one of them. It was a fun challenge coming up with ways of doing a drawing and posting it even when I was far from the friendly confines of my studio. Technology is a wonderful thing.

This final drawing is done in color pencil using a technique of scoring the illustration board that I "borrowed" from the illustrator Raúl Colón. I'd like to work some more on it but I need to have a quiet glass of wine with my wife before the next 365 days start.

See you next time.

Sam

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Charcoal

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Ink

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Scratchboard

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Self portrait if I were a clue in Pictionary (1 minute time limit.)

Graphite

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Graphite

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It is quiet.
A man in a paper hat makes a drawing.
Charcoal

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Bad Santa.
Merry Christmas.
Graphite

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Graphite

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Faber Castell Pitt artist pen (brown)

Pen held as far back as possible between thumb and forefinger.

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Some free kid's pencil from Virgin Atlantic

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Graphite

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Charcoal

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Charcoal

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Charcoal

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Charcoal

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Ink

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GeoTagged, [N39.30354, E76.62306]

Digital
SketchbookX app

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Charcoal

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I cannot shake this bug. Can you get vertigo from the flu?

Ink.

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Ink

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GeoTagged, [N39.36278, E76.61509]

Done on iPhone with SketchbookX app

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Quite sick still.
Graphite

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Still sick.
Graphite

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Another invented portrait demo for my drawing class.

Charcoal

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Invented portrait for my drawing class.

Charcoal

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Sick.

Ink

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GeoTagged, [N40.02689, E76.21890]

Dutch Wonderland

Eye liner pencil

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Pitt pigment pen

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A nice, juicy, 5B pencil

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Ink

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Invented.
Graphite

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Copy Not pencil

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GeoTagged, [N39.36154, E76.61045]

Conté crayon

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Sharpie Marker

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GeoTagged, [N38.88151, E77.01504]

Ink

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Happy Thanksgiving.

Sharpie Marker

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Graphite

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Sorry it's another caricature. I had two drawing classes this week, both about to start the portrait. No more of these for a while, I promise.

Conté crayon

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It's caricature time with my students again.

Conté crayon

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Another collaborative piece. Begun by my wife, added to by Christine Reynolds (thanks for two sets of eyebrows) and finished by me.

Happy Birthday Simon!

Graphite.

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Done at the Sheraton Towson. Ink on cocktail napkin.

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Graphite

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Graphite

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Graphite

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Graphite

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Ink

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Another in a series of invented portraits.

Graphite

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Invented portrait using powdered charcoal and brush.

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Sharpie Marker