#charcoal study

A study after Andromeda by Gustave Doré.

A2 sized charcoal study of my grandpa's laboratory in his pharmacy for my uni application portfolio last year.

My grandpa passed away a few years ago so it was a bit emotionally taxing to spend so much time in this space where everything reminds me of him but I always loved it with it's "last renovated in the 70's" vibes and the pharmaceutical knick-knacks all around ,I liked hanging around it as a kid , watching my grandpa mix creams or make slime with his chemist knowhow for me and my borther (that was before youtube even was a thing and way way way before the diy slime craze, we called it fake snot here back then, very appealing :"D) , anyway it's a place that holds a lot of good memories turned bittersweet now, that I like the look of so it was a no brainer for a study subject to choose :')

Photo of the laboratory under the cut (you can judge my interior study skills lmao 😅)

But he's some charcoal facial features i drew until i can actually get started on a personal project :p

my hand hurts so bad but i think it's worth it

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