Here are some portrait drawings from my sketchbooks done over the last few years. Most are very rapid drawings, but a few are more carefully rendered. I rarely erase. Usually, I just start out with light scribbles. Some are drawn from direct observation, others are copies of master works, and some are copies from magazines or photos....

I tend to work in different media to the saturation point. I have not be doing much else besides web design lately, and before that, I was doing nothing but photography. I am really getting an itch to paint in oils, so today, in order to prevent web design burnout, I took a little time out to look through my photo files to try to find something worth painting....

My checklist for developing 35mm 400 Tri-X or Ilford HP5: Wire or plastic reels steel or plastic canisters and tops (if using plastic remember to insert center column) scissors can opener Changing bag (if dark room is unavailable) Ilford Ilfosol 3 film developer (1+9 chemistry to water)  Ilfosol3 factsheet Ilford Ilfostop (1+19 chemistry to water) ilfostop factsheet Ilford Rapid Fixer (1+4 chemistry to water) Ilford Rapid fixer factsheet LFN Wetting Agent thermometer graduated beakers rubber gloves goggles film squeegee film clips or clothes pins Developer mix ratio Mixture should be 9 parts water...