This drawing was more like an illustration. The only reference that I had from the client was their head. The rest of the body I had to invent it or use several references from internet. It was very interesting to draw this, even if I almost didn’t knew how it will look like in the end. But seams like it toured out nice and they look like some real gangsters from 1920, as they wished.
No, her abdomen is not wrong she is waiting for a baby, so I had to make the hole family. Seams like there are 3 gangsters and not 2

This drawing is so far the most interesting I have done. The photo reference was a simple one, with this young couple sitting on a table and having fun. I changed their clothes and gave them a victorian look. So all the environment has changed, and they travelled through time some ages ago receiving a new style. For sure that from now on I’ll make more portraits like this.

This portrait was a present for Alex. An unexpected one (:

Hi everyone!
I’ve just finished a new commission. This time I used some carbon pencils for the glasses. The effect turned out really nice. The carbon is not shining like the graphite, and so it gives a pop-up effect. Here is a photo, so you can understand what I mean.

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 (:

New commission done. I can admit that I am very satisfy with this one. The photo reference was a very good one. Indeed : D, in this photo there is Giuliana too. I made her a portrait wile ago; she like it so much that she wanted one for her husband too (: I wish all the clients would be as delighted as she is.

Usually it’s so easy to draw Angelina Jolie or any other Hollywood star. They all have professional photos with perfect light, well detailed. Every artist expect to commission these kind of photos. But what are you’re going to do when your client has a picture token with a normal camera, in a normal environment, and low resolution?.. well, it’s normal.

And they like that picture very much, they have wonderful memories attached, they are really in love with it. You have to improve and to try your best to recreate those feelings and make it look good. And this is what I tried to do with this commission, and the client was very delighted.

This portrait arrived safety far far away in Canada to Steven.

New commission done. This one was for Christmas.

Hi there! A new drawing completed.
I really dedicated much more time on this drawing because it was for my sister. Isn’t she cute?
I’ll also post a short tutorial movie about hair drawing, made with this draw.