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Layne
FOR FABER-CASTELL
Drawing people and capturing life’s moments
through art is my passion.”
Wendy Layne’s drawing Nineteen Birthday (opposite) is
a striking representation of the artist’s daughter at age
- Capturing a moment in time and translating it into
art through careful precision and detail, Layne creates
stunning photorealistic pieces. Her commitment to the
process can be seen in each of her masterful drawings.
She often spends 20 to 100 hours on a work before she
decides the drawing is finished.
“Colored pencils allow me to capture details that are
difficult to capture in other media,” says Layne. “The
pencils can be sharpened to a very fine point to allow for
precise marks. I can zoom in on the lettering of a bottle
or the tiny details of a tattoo on a subject’s shoulder. In
photorealism, the details are very important.”
Layne begins each portrait with the eyes. She works
outward to the area around the eyes and then to the con-
necting facial features. “If the eyes aren’t perfect, I don’t
want to continue the rest of the drawing,” she says.
From the looks of her finished pieces, you’d never
know that Layne has only been drawing with colored
pencils for just over four years. She credits her skills to
extreme dedication and many hours of practice.