And the winner iiiis…

By jullia in Commissions, Gallery

Materials: graphite pencils on Strathmore Bristol Smooth paper 260 g.
Reference: client photo

In the little contest I made in the Portrait Group from Flickr there were 22 entries, but only 16 entered for the votes. All of the portraits were great. Even I was very exited to find out who will win. The votes were tide, but, of course, in the end there should be a winner (:

And the winner iiiis *drums* Sergio Maclean *claps*. After I told him he was the winner, Sergio said:

Wow! That’s unexpected! I got to win AND I get the girl!!

Thank you all for voting, this picture was taken on her birthday and it almost cost me a camera on the water since we where kiddin’ around for a while.

Of all my shots this is definatelly one that is made great by her, rather than me. It is great because she is openly happy and relaxed. I have plenty of pictures of her posing, or at least under more controled environments. I chose this one because it was one of those days when We where giddy with love.

There is no retouching, no balancing, no prepparing. The shot is what it is.

It is a surprise to me that you all chose to vote for us.

Thank you.

It’s the first time I use Strathmore Bristol Smooth paper. I just received it from the USA, and seams like the first sheet of it is going back to the USA, in New York. This portrait pencil was very fun to make. I love how the light gets on her face very much. It makes her look so natural and relaxed. Thanks Sergio for the opportunity to make this drawing (: