Books by Sherrie McGraw
The Language of Drawing
From an Artist’s Viewpoint
The nose, cheeks and ears have more blood at the surface and that is why this area of the face has the most color. First I used charcoal to draw the face, and then I used the lighter hematite for the color. A surprisingly wonderful thing happened. In the jaw area, the combination of charcoal and hematite made a warm, sepia tone, without changing to another medium. White conté used lightly over the cheeks to the upper lip of the mouth accented the structure of the skull and lightened the hematite to create the feeling of form in light.
From an Artist’s Viewpoint
The nose, cheeks and ears have more blood at the surface and that is why this area of the face has the most color. First I used charcoal to draw the face, and then I used the lighter hematite for the color. A surprisingly wonderful thing happened. In the jaw area, the combination of charcoal and hematite made a warm, sepia tone, without changing to another medium. White conté used lightly over the cheeks to the upper lip of the mouth accented the structure of the skull and lightened the hematite to create the feeling of form in light.
—pages 150 -151
“The Language of Drawing” is available from:
Bright Light Publishing
Bright Light Publishing
Contributions by Sherrie are included in the following books:
“An Artist Teaches: Reflections on the Art of Painting”
“Self-Portraits: A Visual Journey of Insight”
(Both available from Bright Light Publishing)
and
“Drawings of Nicolai Fechin”
Available from: www.fechin.com
Sherrie’s teaching videos are available from:
Liliedahl Video Productions