Above: Eagle Verithin carmine red and true blue pencils; original image approximately 15 x 15 cm; dated 1.iii.08, about one and a half hours.I am a great fan of Sara Karpinski's work (see her blog for some examples). One thing I noticed in several of her drawings was very strong vertical strokes, and the use of red, blue, and yellow, denoting the midrange, shadows, and highlights respectively. Here are some examples of my emulation and appropriation of "The Karpinski Effect".
Here I think the collar is particularly successful and the hair also; the nose to me looks a bit askew; there I've lost the basic verticality (although of course in the collar and the hair it's lost as well). The roving eyes are a result of working with a mirror and not being very accomplished at it. I used Eagle Verithin pencils, which are generally used for marking examinations and student essays.
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