Comparison - Andrew Tift and Mark Powell

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Eric Sykes by Andrew Tift, (2011) 35 in. x 26 3/8 in. Graphite, charcoal, carbon and ink,
http://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw220125/Eric-Sykes?LinkID=mp59010&search=sas&sText=andrew+tift&role=art&rNo=1

Untitled (2013) by Mark Powell, biro on envelope
http://www.emptykingdom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Mark-Powell_web14.jpg

Similarities:

Both Andrew Tift and Mark Powell focus on portraiture in their work, and for both, the individuals they produce their work on are elderly. They both also produce work that is realistic and that creates meaning, and true life representations. Also, they both present most of their drawings with an incomplete look, finishing it with simple construction lines, with no tone or detail.

Differences:

Tift's drawings are hyper realistic, whilst Powell's are true to the individual, however they do not have as much specific detail to what Tift's has, which makes them look like the drawing is a photograph. The two artists also work on different scales; Tift works on a significantly on paper and on a larger scale than Powell, who draws on small scale envelopes or historical documents. They also use different mediums on their work; Powell only uses biro pen, whereas Tift, uses mixed mediums on his pieces, usually being graphite, charcoal and carbon.