Drawrch 2025 #20: Somber

Martin · 20 hours (2:51 PM · Mar 20, 2025)
An illustration of a man in profile, looking to the right. The man is drawn in black and white with posterized colors and a rough brush. The man has a blank expression on his face and appears to have a light complexion. His hair is very curly, and it sticks out over his forehead and droops over his eyebrow and ear. A bright light source illuminates his profile, leaving his jawline, neck, and hair in deep shadow. The background is a bright gold that fades to orange towards the bottom of the image.

I got done with today's Drawrch illustration very early! 😄

The reference image I used was in black and white, so figuring out the shading was a lot easier than normal. I added some color in the background to liven things up a bit too.

This was created in Procreate with an iPad Pro and Apple Pencil, using the Procreate Pencil brush for sketching, the Inka brush for linework, and the Soft air brush for background shading.

The photo I used as a reference for this drawing is from SketchDaily.

If you'd like to see how I drew this one, you can watch the time-lapse below:

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