Pencil Drawings
Offered in the spirit of “here’s what I was drawing yesterday,” rather than “these are the greatest drawings of the century.” Pencil’s messy, but you can correct. Above are some faces from a book of old pictures and Elizabethan miniatures.
I’m finding I’m happier and draw better faces if I try to consider the face as a whole, rather than drawing an eye here, a mouth there, and hoping they connect. Making lines underneath doesn’t always work for me, because I still am not understanding the head as a whole structure. If I do that, then it comes into focus.
Working on those profiles, because they are a bone of contention between me and my drawing friends. Where the eye goes is important, also the shape of the head.
Richard Gagnon Says: 23.03.09 at 10:20 am
Hey, nice Ileana Douglas! I don’t know if she’d feel flattered by it, but you captured her quite well, I think.
Jack Says: 23.03.09 at 10:30 am
Thank you!
It’s her fan club I’d be worried about.
Anna T. Says: 24.03.09 at 10:38 am
Nice drawings! I often enjoy seeing drawings and sketches more than so called finished work because that’s one way to get an insight into the artist’s process…
Jack Says: 24.03.09 at 10:53 am
That’s exactly the point, and why I like artists’ blogs.
Kristi Says: 02.06.09 at 11:42 pm
Nice Lady! but you need to practice on the shape of the face. This was also hard for me, keep practicing and it will get awesome. Good Job!