Found illustration

I've been browsing through illustrations other people have done of the elderly. I came across this by Dannielle Murphy. I did have a quick search for her but couldn't find any information. I did find some other drawings she'd done which were quite interesting.
I like how she's used a different media to create this. There wasn't any description next to the piece of work, so I can only have a guess as to what she used. It looks very much like oil pastels. It has a very textured look to it.
I like the way in which she's incorporated colour. It's eye catching and interesting. I might have a go at using colour within my illustrations.




















I very much like these illustrations. Three different perspectives of one profile. Using various angles of the same subject is an extremely interesting ''technique''. It shows how different things look.
These are really well drawn and must have taken ages to complete.




















I absolutely LOVE life drawing! I've have a gander at some online.
At college before this course, I used to go to life drawing clases all the time, I just wish I had my drawings here. They'd be great primary research!
Charcoal is awesome for this kind of illustration. You can vary the weight to create really dark marks and use your finger to smudge to create a lighter effect. Rough marks can be made as easily erased. I love it!




















Another life drawing. Again, it looks as though they've used charcoal to create this. The shading is really nice and seems very accurate. I can't say I'm keen on the outline. The subject would have light on a specific part of the body, giving it shadows and lighter areas purposely. Only the shadowed areas would have a dark edge, not the lighter parts. The outline, I feel, gives it more of a comic-book feel. It doesn't look right.
An eraser has most definately been used to lighten the brighter areas; another handy technique to know when life drawing.