Pieta, Michaelangelo – Jake

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Hi Matt,

I tried to do this in the style of the livestream, I used a 6b pencil with brush and blending stumps. I mostly drew everything with the stumps which is a lot of fun but “cheated” with some continuous line on the folds of fabric. 

I was worried about going too dark with the marble but wondering if I should have to make the highlights pop more? 

Also I know the shape and tilt of the face is off.

Thanks!

And I hope everything went smoothly last week and your Dad’s making a quick recovery.

Skills

Posted on

October 5, 2025

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  1. Jake McCloskey

    Also I tried doing a reverse gradation and making the shadow side blend into the background but wondering if it would pop more if I just made the whole background solid black like the reference.

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