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.
Tags: black and white, pencil, sketches
Hey, nice Ileana Douglas! I don’t know if she’d feel flattered by it, but you captured her quite well, I think.
Thank you!
It’s her fan club I’d be worried about.
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…
That’s exactly the point, and why I like artists’ blogs.
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!