A Simple Sketch

(C) 2016 Dale DiMauro

Many may recognize this as a portrait of Carson Daly, the host of the television show the Voice.

I drew this portrait from a magazine with many photographs of celebrities in it. Most of the time I find the head on shot to be a rather uninspiring angle. However, in this case the facial features seem to have a degree of warmth and simplicity to them. Personally, I prefer the three-quarter view, which conveys a sense of depth pictorially in addition to potentially displaying more emotional content. 

In this situation, the proportions seem to be relatively accurate, yet there is a simple quality to the image as it is relatively large in scale. To add a wash of watercolor would make this image come alive as it would provide temperature and atmosphere; however, since I drew this drawing on thin sketch paper and not watercolor paper, I have held off. Some master artists such as Andrew Wyeth would say a particular drawing says all that it can say. In essence, adding color may not improve upon the drawing.