I’ve been following the work of Nathan Fowkes on his blog for awhile. He’s amazing and his work is amazing. A couple days ago he posted this great image showing his charcoal portraiture process since he just released a book on the topic.
So I decided to give it a try. In looking for an image to study I came across this iconic photograph of Marlene Dietrich from the film “Shanghai Express.”
I followed the same process as Fowkes and really enjoyed the journey.
Make art!
