ADEBANJI ALADE: MY ART, MY PASSION FOR SKETCHING — commission

The Smith Grandchildren, 16" x 20", Sanguine &Sepia dust and coloured pencils, 2009

May 22, 2009 • coloured pencil • commission • sanguine dust • sepia dust • watercolour paper

This commission came from the same lady who commissioned Cutee. This was a real test because she only had a very small picture (5x7) of 4 of them standing in a row, I had to work with some extra effort to get this one done. I'm happy because today it was completed and verified!

This was done with sanguine and sepia dust with coloured pencils from the red/brown family on heavy watercolour paper.

The Engineer, 16" x 16", Sanguine/Sepia dust and coloured pencils, 2009

May 22, 2009 • coloured pencil • commission • sanguine dust • sepia dust • watercolour paper

This is dad completed and verified his wife and son have been previously posted. I'm just putting finishing touches to the double which would have him and his wife.

This was done with sepia and sanguine dust with the actual drawing and detailing in brown/red family coloured pencils.

Rough Sketch of Grandad, A3 sketchbook, graphite, 2009

May 13, 2009 • A3 sketchpad • commission • graphite • rough sketch

This is another commission I will be working on at the moment. The task is challenging but I am up for it. The client wants his Grandad painted. It would have been simpler if he was alive but he is not and also they only have a small 6" x 4" black and white picture.

I have a blog dedicated to black and whites to colour where I experiment transforming my sketches into colour with no colour...

I think I'm 2, 16" x 16" Sanguine & sepia dust/coloured pencils on watercolour paper, 2009

April 08, 2009 • coloured pencils • commission • sanguine dust • sepia dust

Recently I did a post to let you know how I was doing with some portrait commissions and the battle I have been facing to complete them.

Well to celebrate, I have completed one out of the four! Phewwwwww it didn't come easy- It came after 6 attempts! Now, even though I haven't used the same pictures for all the attempts, they are the same boy! Now that can almost be hard to believe!

The lessons I...

Study sketches for a portrait of two lovely children

January 01, 2009 • A3 sketchpad • carbon pencil • children • commission • sketches

I'll be doing a painting and drawing of two lovely children this month, I went down to do study their faces and make a couple of sketches. I also took loads of pictures too!

I really love children and I hope to get down to business soon. Sketching wasn't that easy as children between 1-3 years are never stable or still its constant movement, apart from when they are asleep.

These are few of the...