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.
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.