"Come away, O human child! To the waters and the wild With a faery, hand in hand, For the world's more full of weeping than you can understand." (W B Yeates) "But from the start, there is that small streak of steel within each child. That thing that says "I am", and forms the core of personality." (Diana Gabaldon)

Seoul-based artist Lee.K creates incredibly dynamic portraits using combinations of charcoal, pencil, and ink. The artist layers fine cross contour lines over broad swaths of charcoal to build hair, cheekbones, noses, and eyes with a strong sense of life despite the grayscale palette. You can see more from Lee on Instagram. (via Booooooom) More

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An injection of feelings and emotions in pencil portraits. Efrain Malo brings us this array of models showcasing different aspects of our complex and in many ways, fragile nature. Images that are so descriptive, one look is enough for them to start telling us their story. The titles I gave them is my view of the person and situation behind the individual. Find your own titles after you hear your own version of their story. You can have fun with some, like the second one, where I expanded on…

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Ink and Chalk on Paper 18x25cm