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These are artworks in progress for fun, training and for clients

I use these examples for teaching aids, or lesson plans. I also use these art examples examples of what I am working on or practicing in an artistic medium.
An artistic medium is a broad definition for the materials used to make art, like pencil, pastel, acrylic, clay, wood, stone, metal etc.,When you are light on art gigs go out and market on your website, social media, groups, etc., Make some art or assign yourself some.
The examples below can be used for a lesson plan showing how to recreate a piece of art. The character Elektra Assassin by Bill Sienkiewicz.
ELEKTRA ASSASSIN art example by artist Bill SienkiewiczAbove: ELEKTRA ASSASSIN art example by artist Bill Sienkiewicz. Here’s an educational demonstration showing how to use proportion. From top to the last example.

I’m not finished but this is a mixed media example with pencil, colored pencil, ink, marker, and possibly oil pastel in the drawings below.
This is a reference drawing with fingers in the foreground to examine proportion. You can use rulers, finger distance or other tools to make the major details match the original art.

The examples blow can give you an idea of a lesson plan. I’m using pencil, marker, ink, pen, & colored pencil. I plan to use highlights with Oil Pastel.

Lesson One Plan, Steps 

Preface: This lesson plan is a drawing instruction for a mixed media drawing done in order by pencil, marker, ink, colored pencil and oil pastel

#1) Find a static image of your art that you want to re-create, like another art piece, a picture, a photograph for example.

#2) Start your outlines and don’t put too much pressure in your lines or gradation with pencil. This is your main subject(s).

3) Think about the background later or you can lightly draw the background before the foreground.

Don’t make the background so that you can’t draw or paint or add more detail over it.

Using a ruler drawing a grid as the first step if you are not as good resolving proportions in art, illustration etc. You would draw a grid matching the original to your recreation.

Early Lesson Step: Artwork in progress by Nick Nicholas Teti III, tribute to Bill Sienkiewicz -practice making another artists work.

Lesson One Plan Steps 4 & 5, Planning the foreground.

#4) Outline the major details of your foreground in this instance of drawing the character first..

#5) Use guidelines like FIGURE #3 to proportion faces and any other difficult detail to you.

3) Think about the background later or you can lightly draw the background before the foreground. Don’t make the background so that you can’t draw or paint or add more detail over it. Using pencil to draw background elements in lighter pressure is the best idea when making the background in this combo of mixed media.

Early but a later lesson step: Artwork in progress by Nick Nicholas Teti III, tribute to Bill Sienkiewicz - practice making another artists work.

Early but a later lesson step: Artwork in progress by Nick Nicholas Teti III, tribute to Bill Sienkiewicz - practice making another artists work.Lesson One Plan Step 6, Proportion

#6) Once you have the major details in your foreground and main subject(s) use guides to determine if your proportions are as best as you can.

Comparing proportion can be done using a background grid that can be erased later, or comparing elements of the foreground together to see if you are doing well.

You can also use other lines to compare proportion to compare as a grid to match the drawing details. Using a ruler or drawing a grid as the first step if you are not as good resolving proportions in art, illustration etc.

A later lesson step: Artwork in progress by Nick Nicholas Teti III, tribute to Bill Sienkiewicz - practice making another artists work. Adding more detail to the foreground.

Once all the critical edges, and lines are in place then begin shading. It’s a debate whether or not to create the background first using mixed media.

With painting like acrylic, it’s a lot easier to re-paint a detail in the foreground or background.

Lesson One Plan Step 7, Adding Color

#7) Once you have the major details in your foreground and main subject(s) use Color.

7A) For mixed media, pencil is best first.

7B) Then add Ink or marker. Unless you have to correct color elements.

7C) If marker and Ink are to your liking, then add colored pencil.

7D) Then adding oil pastel for highlights.

If you draw the background elements first use only pencil.

Drawing lesson by Nick Nicholas Teti III, redrawing Bill Sienkiewicz Elektra Assassin. For education. Here are the later stages of the drawing for lesson ideas.

Drawing lesson by Nick Nicholas Teti III, redrawing Bill Sienkiewicz Elektra Assassin. For education. These are later staages creating a mixed media recreation of Elektra Assassin. After the pencil I moved onto marker and ink layers, then colored pencil. With highlights to be done later in oil pastel.

Remember an eraser is better used in the early stages of mixed media.

Here’s are some completed mixed media examples, using the same steps.

Portrait drawing by artist Nick Nicholas Teti III, misterphoton.com 1 720 299-2084

Pointilism of Mikhail Gorbachev: Artist Nick Teti III, misterphoton.com 1 720 299-2084

Mikhail Gorbachev Pointilism, 8×11 Print

Alternate version of "Samurai" Artist Nicholas Teti III, misterphoton.com - 1 720 299 2084Tide Storyboard sample #2. Storyboard Artist Nick Teti, MisterPhoton.comFord F-150 Advertising Storyboards. Storyboard Artist - MisterPhoton.com

Another Frank Miller Tribute art piece.A page out of Ronin, Volume 1.

Another Frank Miller Tribute art piece.A page out of Ronin, Volume 1.

MoonShadow comic tribute to John J Muth. By arist Nic Nicholas Teti III

ELEKTRA ASSASSIN art example by artist Bill Sienkiewicz as a reference link.
Nick, Mister Photon Media, Colorado: Artist, Graphics, storyboard artist, concept artist, video production, photographer