2 April 2015

Using Pencil Shavings, Artist Creates Portraits Of Pop-Culture Characters





“I like to create pieces that people can relate to and recognize. I very much create what inspires me that particular day or week, whether it be music, film, people or other artists.”



Using the shavings of colored pencils, South African artist and school teacher Meghan Maconochie creates wonderful portraits of pop-culture characters.



Her process begins with her hand-drawing an image onto a piece of paper. After creating the base, she adds a thin layer of shavings on the outer edges, slowing making her way to the center of the portrait.



Despite being time-consuming, her artworks are often temporary—she said, “I am experimenting with different fixatives to see if I can preserve the image. Sadly, at the moment, I throw them away after photographing them”.



Check out some of her artworks below, or visit her Instagram for more.



Day 210/365 Boy Wizard Dont know who created the original portriat, but recreated by me. #harrypotter #wizard #boywizard #potterweek #magic #magical #potter #fantasy #365 #365project #project365 #projectpencilshavingsmeghanmaconochie #pencildrawing #pencilshavings #pencil #art #snapseed #nothingisordinary #thepencilproject #artfido @artfido @thednalife #sketch #instagood #vscosouthafrica #vscocam


A photo posted by Meghan Maconochie (@meghanmaconochie) on Mar 24, 2015 at 11:27pm PDT








Day 211/365 The Sorting Hat #harrypotter #potterweek #magic #magical #potter #fantasy #thesortinghat #365 #365project #project365 #projectpencilshavingsmeghanmaconochie #pencildrawing #pencilshavings #pencil #art #snapseed #nothingisordinary #thepencilproject #artfido @artfido @thednalife #sketch #instagood #vscosouthafrica #vscocam


A photo posted by Meghan Maconochie (@meghanmaconochie) on Mar 27, 2015 at 12:38am PDT








Day 183/365 #icon #silhouette #beatles #thebeatles #johnlennon #365 #365project #project365 #projectpencilshavingsmeghanmaconochie #pencildrawing #pencilshavings #pencil #art #snapseed #nothingisordinary #thepencilproject #sketch #doodle #artfido @artfido @thednalife


A photo posted by Meghan Maconochie (@meghanmaconochie) on Feb 25, 2015 at 9:44pm PST








Anyone recognise this genious? Day went from uninspired to very productive. Last post for today before i get accused of spamming 😜


A photo posted by Meghan Maconochie (@meghanmaconochie) on Feb 23, 2015 at 8:24am PST








Day 182/365 Icon 1 for today. Celebrating half way through this project with grumpycat. #365 #365project #project365 #projectpencilshavingsmeghanmaconochie #pencildrawing #pencilshavings #pencil #art #snapseed #nothingisordinary #thepencilproject #grumpycat #sketch #cat #petsofinstagram #catsofinstagram #artfido @artfido @thednalife


A photo posted by Meghan Maconochie (@meghanmaconochie) on Feb 24, 2015 at 10:49pm PST








[via Instagram, images via Meghan Maconochie]