Pen and Ink Stipple Portrait

This is a portrait of a dearly missed friend who passed away sometime ago. The only actual lines within it are the hair and a few on the edges of the glasses, everything else is made up of thousands of tiny dots, in various sizes, meticulously applied over a total of 48 hours. Even though it is incredibly time consuming, this is one of my favorite mediums because the final results, if done well, take on the look of a grainy black and white photo.

11x14 - Ink on Bristol Board

Detail of Stippling

Detail of Stippling Showing Gradient From Light to Dark

Working Set-Up