Artist Jacob Everett has a knack for penmanship, to say the least. Everett’s over-sized monochromatic celebrity portraits are realistic, detailed and beautifully drawn all with a ballpoint pen.
Jacob Everett’s technique is quite simple: he does small sets of pen swirls but never takes his pen off the page. The final drawing is essentially one massively continuous swirled line. Because Everett draws his portraits on such a large scale, from far away you can’t even notice the swirls at all highlighting the stunningly shaded black and white portrait. Using swirls allows Everett to be super precise with his shading technique. The wider the swirls the more white space is shown and the more concise the swirls are the darker the shading is. The detailed shading complements the amazing facial features of the celebrities. The Jay-Z portrait is my favorite, which one is yours?
Coiled Ink Celebrity Portraits
The Jacob Everett Celebrity Pen Drawings are Very Realistic
Trend Themes
1. Monochromatic Celebrity Portraits - Opportunity for artists to create realistic, incredibly detailed celebrity portraits with a unique pen-swirling technique.
2. Large-scale Pen Drawings - Artists can explore creating oversized artworks using a continuous swirled line technique, showcasing intricate details at a distance.
3. Precise Shading Technique - Artists can experiment with using swirls to achieve precise shading, creating stunning black and white portraits with intricate facial features.
Industry Implications
1. Fine Arts - Artists and art galleries can embrace the trend of creating monochromatic celebrity portraits to attract art enthusiasts and collectors.
2. Graphic Design - Graphic designers can incorporate large-scale pen drawings with the pen-swirling technique in branding projects, creating visually striking and unique illustrations.
3. Art Education - Art schools and workshops can introduce the precise shading technique using swirls, offering students a new method to enhance their drawing skills and create realistic portraits.