Leaps and Bounds in Portraiture

Max has recently been working on his portrait skills.  He's been learning a lot about noses, and the proportions of ears and nostrils.  He thinks a lot about shadows, and movement, and 3-D.  These are his most recent pieces of work.

Alaaka is a female animal in a native tribe.  She has brown fur except around her eyes and head where it is green.  She has no whites in her eyes.

Close up portrait of no one in particular.  Notice the eyes.

A relative of Darth Maul.  

Another anonymous portrait of a person who's hair is blowing in the wind.

We had been studying the art of Fredo, a 17 year old Chilean artist who does incredible work with 3-D and perspective.  Max decided to try his own version - this is of himself drawing a portrait.  Notice the 3-D easel on top of a 3-D table.  Also, the grip of the hand on the pencil.

Maxi Money

"This bill I did all with little markers.  The portrait is of Max the Jedi. And on the next post I'm going to show you the back."

"The back.  All of the yellow I made with highlighters. On the front and the back."

12 Year Old Girl

"The two pencils I used were a 5H and a 5B."

Newest and Best Jedi

"It took me 76 hours and 13 minutes to make this picture. It's of a Jedi Knight in an Imperial Starship.  I was 6 years old when I did this picture. Notice the shadow under the neck and the fist holding the lightsaber handle, inside of the cloak.  That was still not the hardest part.  The head was the hardest part.  I used all of my pencils.  I have different artist pencils, for an example, 6B." - Max

At the jewelry store ...

Got to spend time with Pop at his shop.  Chose two stones to bring home.  A garnet and an aquamarine.  Budding jeweler?

Maxi Cards

This is the beginning of a series of cards Max is designing.  He says there will be at least 25, and each card will have a new character that he has created and named.  These first two are Jupiter Junebug and Iceman. Also note his rather cool cursive signature.

New Jedi

"A new picture of a Jedi Knight.  And on the next picture it will show the back of him. I did a line so I knew where the mouth and nose and eyes went.  And first I did my picture in pencil and then I copied it after in pen. Notice the reflections in the boots.  Notice the lines in the clothing. And notice inside the arm sleeves." - Max