ENLARGED FOR DETAIL

SIZE: 6-3/4 x 6-1/2 INCHES
TIME: about 7 hours
PAPER: Bristol Smooth

*Check out my Youtube Video Drawing Tutorials at [link]

The ENLARGED VIEW is the EXACT SIZE of the ORIGINAL Drawing

I recently got into the HBO series "Entourage". My fav is Jeremy Piven as "Ari Gold". I loved the shadows and values in the photo!

I met Jeremy Piven's make-up artist on Twitter and she is getting him the image, and maybe the original. How cool is that?!? Imagine if he re-tweets my drawing to his 1.6+MILLION followers lol


SIZE: 7 x 8.5 inches
TIME: 12 hours
PAPER: Strathmore Bristol Smooth 300 series
PENCILS: Staedtler H, HB, F, B, 2B, 3B

Reference Phot0 & WIPS

***This view is about the same size as the drawing***

This is the drawing I did my tutorials on. If you haven't had a chance, check out the videos when you can at [link]

SIZE: 5-3/4 x 6-1/2 INCHES
TIME: about 8 hours
PAPER: Bristol SMOOTH 300 series
PENCILS: Staedtler Mars Lumograph H, B, 2B
TOOLS: Blending stumps, kneaded eraser, sticky tack, Q-Tip, Make-up cotton pad, Color Shaper

Reference photo vs. Drawing

NOTE: UN-enlarged view is actual size of drawing.

This is Jeremy Lister, singer-songwriter. He toured with our son in the "TEN OUT OF TENN" tour in December of 2009, and was most recently on NBC's hit TV show "SING OFF". He and his group, the "Street Corner Symphony" made it to 2nd place, and is about to start a tour with Ben Folds.

Here is a cool video of our boy Andrew Belle, playing in the back of the TOT tour bus, along with Jeremy Lister, Matthew Perryman Jones and Andy Davis
[link]

SIZE: 6.3 x 7.5 INCHES
TIME: about 8 hours
PAPER: Bristol Smooth 300 series
PENCILS: Staedtler Mars Lumograph H, B, 2B
TOOLS: Blending stump, color shaper, Q-tips and Tampons

UN-enlarged view is about the size of the actual drawing

I've had the reference photo of this saved for over a year. I loved the highlights and the challenge with his hair and the "negative space" work required. I'm still too impatient to do it correctly, but this is the best I can do for now.

SIZE: 5-3/4 x 7-3/4 INCHES
TIME: about 8 hours
PAPER: Bristol Smooth 300 series
PENCILS: Staedtler Mars Lumograph H, HB, F, B, 2B

***BOTH views are LARGER than the original drawing***

Any "Entourage" fans here? I recently got into the show, and have watched almost all 7 seasons in the last few weeks.

Previously was Jeremy Piven (Ari Gold)

I plan to draw all of the main characters soon. However, I start teaching a portrait drawing class at a local college tomorrow, so I will be drawing someone different next

SIZE: 6 x 6.54 inches
PAPER: Bristol Smooth 300 series
PENCILS: Staedtler Mars Lumograph H, HB, F, B & 2B
TIME: 10+ hours?

BOTH VIEWS here are larger than actual drawing. For even more details, go to steps link below and/or click Download to view

Size: 5-3/4 x 6-3/4 inches
Time: about 9 hours
Paper: Bristol Smooth
Pencils: H, HB, F, B, 2B, 3B
Blending stumps and rubber color shaper for blending

For Reference Photo and Step-by-Step Scans
Go here: [link]

FYI...both views are larger than the drawing, and that WHITE spot where HER left eye should be in the dark I thought was cool on the reference photo HERE [link]
I first converted it to B&W then cropped it down to a head shot

SIZE: 7 x 6-3/4 Inches
TIME: 7 hours
PAPER: Bristol Smooth 300 series
PENCILS: Staedtler Mars Lumograph H, F, B, 2B
TOOLS: Color shaper, Blending Stumps, Kneaded eraser, Blu-Tac, Q-tip, Tissue, Make-up sponges

For a ZOOM VIEW go here: [link]

This 600 pixel wide view is about 1 inch taller and 1 inch wide than the drawing.

This is Tyrone Wells, singer-songwriter. My son Andrew Belle is on a 35 city tour with him now. We got to see 2 shows this weekend while they are coming through Chicago! He's an awesome artist!

Check him out at www.TyroneWells.com

The reference photo is from his most recent cd, and is blurred around the edges of his head, ears, etc. This is a technique I'm still teaching myself, so hopefully I pulled it off somewhat?

SIZE: 5 x 6 inches
TIME: About 7 hours
PAPER: Bristol Smooth 300 series
PENCILS: Staedtler Mars Lumograph H, HB, F, B, 2B,3B

I drew this for a friend I've never met on Twitter, for his daughter's birthday, in exchange for a pumpkin carve. I know what you are thinking, but this guy is crazy talented. He does what we do on styrofoam pumpkins!

Definitely check out his site www.ThePumpkinGeek.com

SIZE: 7.25 x 6.75 inches
TIME: 9 hours?
PAPER: Bristol Smooth
PENCILS: Staedtler Mars Lumograph H, HB, F, B & 2B