as i write this post, i still can't track when was the first time i attempted doing portraits of people. looking at their profiles, different characteristics [external], i was hooked by the idea of how they'll be executed in a drawing using certain medium/s [pen+ink, oil/acrylic, chalk pastel, charcoal pencil, etc.]
one of the best Filipino visual artists [and one of my faves, too], Fernando Amorsolo (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fernando_Amorsolo) is a great example of an artist who can do great portraits. he mastered the play of light+shadow and the intricate details in fabric of his subjects. i've seen a lot of his works and i wish to try oil/acrylic paint in doing portraits :) [i tried imitating Amorsolo way back my fifth and sixth grade until my early years in high school, chalk pastels were my medium then. it was also during those times that i joined art competitions].
like all [or should i say most] of the artists do, mood [a state or quality of feeling at a particular time] plays an important role and affects the output of their work. and here are some of my portraits. i used pen and ink [Staedtler pencils and some UniPin fine line markers]. i was told by a co-artist to focus first on a certain medium before trying other ones and other styles as well -- and that's what i'm doing now :)
