Tracey Costescu - Vancouver Portrait Artist

My portfolio consists of highly realistic interpretations of the model. Although I focus on realism, my goal is not to imitate the reference material used but to obtain a truthful and accurate depiction of the subject. A strong likeness happens naturally during the drawing process. My portfolio mainly consists of custom commission graphite & charcoal and watercolor portraits drawn from my client's family photos of a favorite pet, baby, child or wedding portrait.

Monday, November 19, 2007

Christmas Gift - Graphite & Charcoal Cat Portrait of Zak

Well I think Zak's portrait is complete! I will leave him overnight and may make minor tweaks. The scan does not show the graduations in tone as well as I would like. Some areas look a little choppy in the scan, but if gives the general idea. I think the dark background is throwing the balance off a bit for the scan.

Labels: cat portrait, charcoal, Christmas Gift, demo, graphite, portrait

2 Comments:

Billie Crain said...: Zak looks wonderful! i never had much luck scanning my work. it always seems to distort the values...especially the lightest areas. it just blew them out completely. have you ever considered taking a digital photo instead and adjusting it in your photo editor? just a thought......; 1:26 PM
Costescu said...: Thanks Billie! Yes I am scan and photo challenged as I have tried both. But I did just get a new camera and am having great results with it so my watercolor work in progress will be done using photos rather than scans and looks pretty true to life....so far ;); 12:42 PM

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: Name: Costescu; Location: Port Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada

I am a commission portrait artist specializing in graphite, charcoal and watercolor. Commissions of people and pets are held in private collections through Canada, United States and Europe.

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