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Gabriella Ferrans, “Self-Portrait”

July, Summer 2024

19.5’’x25.5’’, Conte Crayon, Charcoal pencil, and various erasing tools on toned paper

I had the most fun with project four. During the project period, I experimented with India ink, whether it be a wash or cross hatching with a dip pen, as well as conte crayon, a soft pastel-like medium. I used a range of techniques to practice with a bell pepper, skulls, and my own face. The peppers used cross hatching, stippling, and wash techniques. The skulls used smudging, hatching, and cross hatching, and my portrait used same combination of techniques. I practiced my portrait using graphite pencil first on 9’’x12’’ sketch paper, then charcoal pencil on 18’’x24’’ paper. Drawing the same subjects multiple times honed my attention to detail and my use of value and color.

A conte crayon drawing of a skull from three-quarter view.
A conte crayon drawing of a skull from side-profile view.
A self-portrait graphite sketch in three-quarter view.
A charcoal pencil self-portrait drawing of Gabriella Ferrans, the artist, from three-quarters view
A cross hatchink drawing of a bell pepper laying on its side.
An ink wash painting of a bell pepper laying on its side.
A mixed method ink drawing and painting of a bell pepper laying on its side, using stippling, cross hatching, and a wash.
A stippling drawing in black ink of a bell pepper on its side
A contour drawing in black ink pen of a bell pepper laying on its side.