Portraits of Women, Half-Hidden In The Shadows by Zulf

London based artist Zulf, creates impressive portraits of women, half-hidden in the shadows. He makes these realistic drawings on black paper using pastel crayons and charcoal pencils. Instead of drawing the entire face of the model on the page, he imagines the source of illumination in the composition and depicts only the illuminated part of the face, hair, and figure. This minimalist approach to portraiture not only immediately catches the eye, but also demonstrates his masterful understanding and ability to apply light and shadow. 

Zulf Uk Artist! Black & White and a splash of color

There is a striking and minimalist approach that always appears in his works. Just draw parts of the person's face, hair, and body using the light source.

Its subtlety and detail are appreciated when, for example, in the case of long hair it draws carefully to imitate certain bright lights. Here the artist captures the subject's extra fine hairs that would otherwise be invisible to the open eye.

Zulf gives life to some portraits in which the women of today are shown, without hesitation, real. There are also drawings in which animals appear. It all started in winter, it was getting dark earlier and the artist started drawing indoor portraits practicing around 3 hours every night.

From a young age it was clear that this was what he wanted to do. In school, art was where he got the best grades, and with a difference and when he was young he started making graffiti.

The artist confesses that art, in addition to his work, is his escape. Your only way out of all the migraines and continuous anxiety attacks that torment you . He helps manage these emotions and he feels it himself as therapy that makes him feel good.

This mysterious cartoonist , who hides under the pseudonym Zulf, enjoys doing his works as much as we ourselves  enjoy the delicacy and precision of what he does.

Dramatic portraits of women

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