This is a graphite pencil tribute portrait the late great B.B. King. If you haven't already, do your ears a favor and dust off a record, pull out a C.D., create a B.B. King Pandora station or play Riding with the King on Spotify and listen to one of the greatest guitarist of all time. R.I.P. B.B. King! Heaven is definitely rock'n now!
The drawing was done on standard sketchbook using HB, 2B, 4B Pencils, a blending stick and a white prism color pencil for highlights.
"The thrill is gone
The thrill is gone away
The thrill is gone baby
The thrill is gone away
You know you done me wrong baby
And you'll be sorry someday..."
The thrill is gone away
The thrill is gone baby
The thrill is gone away
You know you done me wrong baby
And you'll be sorry someday..."
The notes in the background of the drawing are from B.B. KIngs song "The Thrill is Gone".
The blending stick really allowed me work in soft tones.
Using the white prism color pencil over the graphite pencil granted subtle highlights. Which worked great on B.B. Kings clothing fabric.
