Comments on: Conte Crayon – Self Portrait

By: learn dancing

learn dancing — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 09:21:37 +0000

Hello, wow..good tips i could draw a little and to me the mouth and hands are just a very hard thing to do..specially when the mouth is open..hope you put up more tips.=0)

By: Melina

Melina — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 02:10:24 +0000

wow, that looks way better than my conte crayon drawing :/

By: Einfach meckern

Einfach meckern — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 09:29:06 +0000

very good self-portrait

By: Jay Zuck

Jay Zuck — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 04:45:40 +0000

That is a pretty amazing and realistic self-portrait. I agree the reflection in the glasses is a nice touch.

Keep it up in art school. I am in my last term of art school myself and this takes me back a few terms.

I can’t wait to see your style develop.

By: Eric

Eric — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 01:23:10 +0000

Hi Shannon, thanks! Sometimes I feel that the camera reflection is a little too noticeable… like perhaps it is a bit overdone. Still the effect seems pretty cool and I’m happy with how the piece turned out overall.

If you have some drawing talent and ever think about art school… I have to recommend TCC’s Visual Art Center in Portsmouth They’ve really been great. – Eric

By: Shannon Farrell

Shannon Farrell — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 15:26:14 +0000

This is amazing! I noticed the detail of the camera in the glasses before reading it all. It makes me want to start drawing again haha. Good job

By: Evita

Evita — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 16:15:34 +0000

Thanks Eric – that gives me a better idea about them

By: Eric

Eric — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 15:36:03 +0000

Thank you Evita for the kind comments!

Conte Crayons are actually charcoal based. While I believe they do contain wax (or a wax-like substance) they aren’t much like crayons or pastels. They feel like a stick of drawing charcoal – and can be just as messy to deal with!