Portrait Swap with Ujwala

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Portrait Swap - Ujwala

I just completed my first portrait swap. Aside from a little nail biting it went great. My swap was with Ujwala from draw the line. We thought it would be fun to combine a portrait swap for the Portrait Party blog with an ATC exchange. Here is my entry. It took a lot of sketching to get what I thought was a good likeness from the photo that she forwarded to me. Then the challenge was drawing the final image on a 2.5″ x 3.5″ card and working out the tones on her face. I’m really proud of the result.

If you’ve followed Ujwala’s blog you know that she is all about trying new things and challenging herself. For her first ATC she made an acrylic painting. Wow! You can see her painting of me here. She’s inspired me to try painting a few cards myself, and to try a few new techniques to stretch myself more.

So thanks Ujwala! It will be so great to get my card. I’ll have another piece of art for my collection and a souvenir of a great experience.

I would love to do this again. If anyone would like to do a swap with me sometime, let me know.

Published by Mellanie C

sketch artist, daydreamer Figurative artist specializing in small format art and portraits.

14 thoughts on “Portrait Swap with Ujwala”

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  9. This is great – I really like it. You’ve really captured the sense of a personality and the values are just right.

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  11. Thanks everyone! I’m glad that you like it. I’m really proud of this one. But the important thing is that Ujwala likes it. 😀

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