Sketchbook Thread of Roberto Ortiz

#61

As promised here is my pen entry.
I scetched like crazy this weekend. I will be uploading more pics during the night.

HEAD 20

Ballpoint pen

083
HOUDON, Jean-Antoine
Bust of the Artist’s Wife
c. 1770
Marble
Musée du Louvre, Paris

HEAD 21

Charcoal & Photoshop
072
ANTICO
Bust of a Man

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Pencils
084
PIAMONTINI, Giuseppe
Bust of a woman
1688-89
Marble, life-size
Palazzo Pitti, Florence

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92
Pencils & Charcoal & Photoshop
BARABÁS, Miklós
Portrait of József Eötvös
1845
Oil on canvas, 65,5 x 52,5 cm
Hungarian National Museum, Budapest

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Pencils
096

BENOIST, Marie-Guillemine
Portrait of a Negress
1800
Oil on canvas, 81 x 65 cm
Musée du Louvre, Paris

#62

Before
>>LINK<<

After
>>LINK<<

#63

Hey Roberto,

wow, a lot of heads in a short time and I really like the “mixed media” results, though I’m not sure what of it is PS, what is pencil and what is the lack of sleep:D …but definitely a good mix!:thumbsup:

-sabrina

#64

Roberto,

Lots of great improvement here! I think your work is stronger when the traditional work is kept completely traditional, and the digital work completely digital. Looking forward to seeing more progress. :slight_smile:

Cheers,

~Rebeccak

#65

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036
Photoshop 3 hours

CARAVAGGIO
Supper at Emmaus (detail)
1606
Oil on canvas, width of detail: 20 cm
Pinacoteca di Brera, Milan

#66

Damn Roberto, talk about some mileage! Love all the different styles you’re pulling off. :thumbsup:

#67

Thanks man!

:slight_smile:

Here are some more:

Charcoal 1 hour
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095
BENEDETTO DA MAIANO
Pietro Mellini
1474
Marble, height: 53 cm
Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florencev

Pencil 3 hours
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BERNINI, Gian Lorenzo
Francesco I d’Este
1650-51
Marble, height 107 cm
Galleria Estense, Modena

#68

Nice sense of monumentality in that last one especially! :slight_smile:

Cheers,

~RK

#69

Thanks for the comments…

Only one for today
Photoshop 2 1/2 hours
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062
DÜRER, Albrecht
The Apostles Philip and James
1516
Tempera on canvas, 45 x 38 and 46 x 37 cm
Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence

#70

Hey Roberto,

You’re improving rapidly! Hope to see some more Portraits. :slight_smile:

Cheers,

~RK

#71

Photoshop 2 hours
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065
065:
DYCK, Sir Anthony Van
Studies of a Man’s Head

Oil on panel, 53 x 98 cm
Rockox House, Antwerp

Photoshop 1 hour
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045
CRAYER, Gaspard de
Head Study of a Young Moor

Oil on canvas, 39,5 x 32,7 cm
Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Ghent

Inks 1 1/2 hours
HEAD 31

063

DÜRER, Albrecht
Willibald Pirckheimer
1524
Engraving, 181 x 115 mm
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Pencils 4 hours
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078
CELLINI, Benvenuto
Bust of Cosimo I

Markers 2 hours
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073

BARRE, Jean-August
Bust of Mrs. Bouchet
1859
Marble, height 74 cm
Private collection

Charcoal 2 hours

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030
Madonna Palafrenieri (detail)
1606
Oil on canvas, width of detail: 47 cm
Galleria Borghese, Rome

Pencils 2 hours
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069

FRIEDRICH, Caspar David
Self-Portrait
1810
Black chalk, 228 x 182 mm
Staatliche Museen, Berlin

#72

s4it, Roberto - you’re on fire!

:thumbsup:

#73

Thanks man, it means a lot to me…

-R

#74

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BOTTICELLI, Sandro
Portrait of a Young Woman
1480-85
Tempera on wood, 82 x 54 cm
Städelsches Kunstinstitut, Frankfurt
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089:
ANTONELLO da Messina
Portrait of a Man
1475-76
Oil on panel, 28 x 21 cm
Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid

#75

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067
067:
FINELLI, Giuliano
Bust of Scipione Borghese
1632
Marble, height 98,5 cm (with socle)
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

#76

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#77

Hi…Roberto…:thumbsup: :slight_smile:

You have some really nice head studies going on in here…can see the progress happening ,with
each new one you post. I think you should do a couple of more paintings though…really like the
ones you have done so far…you have a nice feel for color, mood, and a very expressive way
of handleing the brushwork…would be great to see you explore that further…:slight_smile:

I didn’t get a chance to say THANK YOU, before I left the convention in Boston…for the help you provided me with …registration ect…SO HERE’S A BIG BELATED THANK YOU FROM ME :thumbsup:
It was a real pleasure to meet you…you have a way of melting the ice really quickly, and made me feel comfortable throughout that little adventure…at the dinner, and at the convention.
A real pleasure being around your sense of humor…:scream: :slight_smile: …Hope to meet you again someday…:slight_smile:

TAKE CARE
Glenn

#78

Hey Glenn!
Thanks for your kind words. I do promise I will post more images done in photoshop…

Ok here are Two more, one Pencil, one charcoal!

#79

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#80

Roberto,

Wow, this last is really impressive! :slight_smile: When you’ve completed the 50 Portraits, I might recommend trying a more finished / polished version of one or more of the Portraits ~ it might be quite cool to see how far you can push your rendering skills. I think you would have a fantastic result! :slight_smile:

Cheers,

~RK