Shakyamuni Buddha Portrait - Pencils

Completed in November 2011

This is my very first drawing from a 2-days Thangka Painting class that was taken in my workplace. I remember how joyful to walk on the same path that I do every weekday to work. Although the class was being held during weekend, I feel energetic and find myself had opened the mind to see how beautiful the scene I was always missed while rushing to the office.

Almost everyone in the class is professional in art or had experience in art related work. I feel myself the least knowledgeable person but on the other hand I was so glad to be surrounded by them! I brought home with a few pre-drawn Buddha grid papers and lots of inspiration from the teacher. It was such an enjoyable learning and I felt moved to find myself fell in love with art.

I am still amazed to see what I have done with the drawing, to know that even each of us drew the same Buddha portrait but the results were different.

Right side is from the teacher's which more like Tibetan style and mine is very Chinese

The drawing had been erased once since I found myself only used HB pencil for the whole sketch. I was reminded by my colleague and realized that I did not use any H or B. For compressing on the paper so hard to make it darker, I had caused the the tooth of paper damaged. Besides, the grid lines were unable to remove since the lines were drawn too hard... the drawing now contains couple of obvious grid lines when I look closer.

Erase too hard that caused damage to the paper

Plain and simple with very less shading

Materials used:
Nielson Bainbridge EcoCare Frame, Natural Bamboo, 16' x 20', opening size 11' x 14'
Canson Pure White Drawing
Derwent Graphic Pencils, soft