Old Sketches

I used to make portraits on wooden trays and bowls that became quite popular as gift items. This was commissioned and was made on a wooden bowl. Unfortunately I don't have the photo of the finished product but I found these sketches, these were done before I started to paint the portrait inside the bowl. 

The idea to make sketches on paper first helps to experiment. These type of sketches are quick sketch done with faster approach using dry pastels and ballpoint pen and later on graphics are added over it.

Sketch 1, pen and dry pastels on paper

 Sketch 2 with added graphics