"Stranger Things" Fan Art - Portraits of Chrissy and Max 🎧

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My Course: Vibrant Portrait Drawing with Colored Pencils

Movies, series and animations are an endless source of inspiration for me. After watching my favorite shows, I often feel nostalgic for the characters and that is why I like to draw them then. Relive their stories a little longer.

I love to capture subtle facial expressions. In the portraits of Chrissy and Max one can see fear but also different shades of this emotion. Each of the characters dealt with fear in a different way, had different experiences and types of support. Both of these stories touched me very much and I wanted to combine them into a study of difficult emotions.

I used vibrant colors of colored pencils to show the beautiful vibe of the 80s you can find in the Stranger Things series.

Final Portraits - Sketchbook Spread
Final Portraits - Sketchbook Spread
Portrait of Chrissy Cunningham from Stranger Things 4 - scanned page from my Sketchbook
Portrait of Chrissy Cunningham from Stranger Things 4 - scanned page from my Sketchbook
Portrait of Max Mayfield - scanned page from my Sketchbook
Portrait of Max Mayfield - scanned page from my Sketchbook
I start with an initial sketch, to find proportions and specific shapes of the features. Then I gradually layer the hues.
I start with an initial sketch, to find proportions and specific shapes of the features. Then I gradually layer the hues.
I usually place the redness of the skin at the central part of the face where it is very thin: cheeks, nose, eyelids & lips.
I usually place the redness of the skin at the central part of the face where it is very thin: cheeks, nose, eyelids & lips.
It is very difficult to take a good photo of my colored pencil portraits. I like to scan them to show their true tones.
It is very difficult to take a good photo of my colored pencil portraits. I like to scan them to show their true tones.
This Map shows how I usually distribute the hues on the face to paint the skin in semi-realistic way.
This Map shows how I usually distribute the hues on the face to paint the skin in semi-realistic way.

My Course: Vibrant Portrait Drawing with Colored Pencils

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