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I have recently created a Patreon page, where I will be posting about my works-in-progress, and indeed sharing draft chapters as things move forward.
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Tag Archives: George Smiley
Smiley and Karla
This is the actual scan of the pencil portraits, which is much clearer than the photo I took of the finished piece. If anyone is interested in prints of this, let me know. I have a Zazzle store … Continue reading
Smiley Process – Part 5
Getting much closer to finishing the piece. But I was still playing chicken with Alec Guinness’ face. Shortly after I took this picture I admitted to myself I’d have to deal with the face. I couldn’t fill in all the … Continue reading
Smiley Process – Part 4
Every little bit makes things come clearer. But I’m still uncertain about Guinness’ face. Related Images:
Smiley Process – Part 3
More with the negative space. Might as well start building up the darkest spots. Related Images:
Smiley Process – Part 2
Once the general shapes of the faces were in place, I had to start making choices. Guinness’ face was still stumping me, so I gave my attention to other details: the shape of his hat, his scarf, and the background. … Continue reading
Smiley Process – Part 1
Finally getting around to posting the in-between parts of the Smiley & Karla portraits. THIS PREVIOUS POST shows the earliest point I took a picture of. I had blocked out the positions for the heads and had sketched in the … Continue reading
The End Result
At the moment, I still haven’t figured out some key things about the ComicsPress template…. so for now, this is a regular post. Which means that although I have pictures of the intermediate steps in the drawing of Guinness and … Continue reading
Hit with Inspiration
I’d watched my DVD copy of the Alec Guinness Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy on Saturday, and got inspired. I watched the second piece, Smiley’s People today, and while doing that also did a pencil portrait of Guinness as George Smiley, … Continue reading
Posted in Portraits
Tagged Alec Guinness, George Smiley, Patrick Stewart, Pencil, Sketches
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