Portraits with Lewis Rossignol - Re-Run Session! by Carla Sonheim

Welcome!

Carla_Sonheim — 2024-06-21 20:39:56 UTC

Welcome to Padlet, our alternate forum for those not on FB and for those who signed up for this class! You do not need to have a free account to post here, but if you do, your name will appear above your posts. Lewis will check in once per day during the duration of this re-run session (June 25 - July 5, 2024). Thank you for joining in!

Lesson 1

2024-06-25 18:53:48 UTC

Fun lesson

Lesson 2

2024-06-26 15:42:02 UTC

Attempt One.

lari4art — 2024-06-26 21:32:21 UTC

I don’t know if you can identify more than one.

I also don’t know if you can dm me on this.

Attempt Two.

lari4art — 2024-06-26 21:38:12 UTC

Lesson 1

2024-06-27 01:12:48 UTC

Lesson 1

2024-06-28 01:48:23 UTC

Lesson 2

2024-06-28 01:51:12 UTC

Lesson 1

rt5q2vjrmx — 2024-06-28 03:52:25 UTC

Keeping it minimal is so challenging!

Lesson 1

rt5q2vjrmx — 2024-06-28 03:52:49 UTC

Lesson 1

rt5q2vjrmx — 2024-06-28 03:53:07 UTC

zt8dxgckr7 — 2024-06-28 04:08:44 UTC

Loved the idea of assignment 1 but didn't feel like doing recognizable faces. I did do the face quickly.

Lesson 2

rt5q2vjrmx — 2024-06-29 03:40:19 UTC

No, it is not Bill Clinton, despite #1. I’m going to try this again, with a subject with more distinctive features…

Lesson 2

rt5q2vjrmx — 2024-06-29 06:06:33 UTC

Second attempt - happier with this one.

Lesson 2

rt5q2vjrmx — 2024-06-29 21:19:08 UTC

One more try before I move on to lesson 3. Having a hard time working with line rather than shading…

Lesson 3

rt5q2vjrmx — 2024-06-30 00:03:38 UTC

Frankensteined…

2024-06-30 02:55:27 UTC

2024-06-30 02:56:06 UTC

Lesson 4

rt5q2vjrmx — 2024-06-30 03:47:07 UTC

Tried to do shapes - ended up with a more realized charcoal/pencil drawing. Will try again…

Lesson 4

2024-07-01 19:18:16 UTC

Lesson 4

rt5q2vjrmx — 2024-07-02 03:58:25 UTC

Tried to do more just blocking of light and shadow — and also worked only with soft pencil. (I forgot - I hate charcoal.)

Lesson 5

rt5q2vjrmx — 2024-07-02 23:09:46 UTC

Lesson 5

rt5q2vjrmx — 2024-07-02 23:10:25 UTC

Side by side with Frankenstein…

Lesson 5

rt5q2vjrmx — 2024-07-02 23:10:53 UTC

Lesson 5

rt5q2vjrmx — 2024-07-02 23:11:31 UTC

Side by side with shaded original…

Lesson 6

rt5q2vjrmx — 2024-07-03 05:02:21 UTC

I think I’ll stop here because I feel in danger of overworking the face. Haven’t decided yet whether I’ll do something with the background. Probably yes given the subject…

Lesson 6

rt5q2vjrmx — 2024-07-05 02:07:24 UTC

I think I’m ready to move on to ink wash with this one.

Was hoping to have one finished by the end of the class, but doesn’t look like I’ll quite make it!

Lesson 6

2024-07-05 10:07:24 UTC

Hi Lewis, thank you so much for sharing so much of your wisdom with us. You are very kind and incredibly talented. I can honestly say that every single thing I have learned art wise has come from you. I'm definitely not the best artist in the world, but thanks to you, your methods and your support, you have motivated me to learn to draw. I'm sorry for not posting earlier, but here's two pieces of artwork I've completed using your methods. I wish you and all the other students all the very best! Kind regards, Andrew

@dogtor_dolittle

Lesson 6

2024-07-05 10:08:40 UTC

Artwork two, Andrew

Lesson 6

2024-07-05 16:24:14 UTC

Combination of several photos.

I enjoyed this class more the second time. Thank you Lewis for making it so much fun.

Cheryl

Lesson 6

rt5q2vjrmx — 2024-07-08 04:13:00 UTC

Finished this portrait. Many thanks, Lewis!

Lesson 6

rt5q2vjrmx — 2024-07-14 06:05:19 UTC

Finished second portrait.

lesson 1

jen_learns — 2025-08-18 16:21:24 UTC

lesson 1

jen_learns — 2025-08-18 16:21:38 UTC

Lesson 1

drewleedurham — 2025-12-30 06:13:28 UTC

I thought I would get a 100% guess rate from my wife Paula but soon found out some of my childhood references didn’t make it to Brazil! (She moved to the UK when we met 10 years ago!)

Lesson 2

drewleedurham — 2025-12-30 06:22:14 UTC

Get ready for the ‘Rogues Gallery’!

Lesson 2

drewleedurham — 2025-12-30 06:23:31 UTC

More mugshots!

Lesson 2

drewleedurham — 2025-12-30 09:27:27 UTC

Bottom right was quickest and best likeness!

Not sure if that’s the way it always works?

Lesson 3

drewleedurham — 2025-12-30 20:46:35 UTC

This ‘Frankenstein’ is Scottish not sure if I put him together too well! 😆

Lesson 3 extra

drewleedurham — 2025-12-30 20:48:29 UTC

Always good to to have a backup but don’t think it’s as good…..hey is there only me on this channel? I’m feeling a bit lonely 😢

Lesson 4

drewleedurham — 2026-01-01 21:03:43 UTC

British comedy legend No.1

Lesson 4

drewleedurham — 2026-01-01 21:04:50 UTC

British comedy legend No.2

Lesson 5

drewleedurham — 2026-01-02 21:43:39 UTC

Had to improvise with iPad used as a light box which worked ok but had to reduce amount of detail as couldn’t really see much of the finer marks.

Lesson 5

drewleedurham — 2026-01-02 21:46:25 UTC

I loved my charcoal sketch but had to simplify it on the iPad light box as couldn’t really see the details. Anyway it’s all part of the learning process so let’s see where we end up.

Final lesson 😢

drewleedurham — 2026-01-04 20:49:47 UTC

It’s been great fun learning the techniques Lewis has shared and I’m really pleased with the results!

Final piece

drewleedurham — 2026-01-04 20:51:22 UTC

This is it now onto my next course with Lewis - really looking forward to it!