Cannot seem to get peoples faces
By mistydawn5
@mistydawn5 (53)
United States
4 responses
@myslewis (286)
• Australia
1 Jan 07
Find a portrait that interests you - photo with good lighting.
Turn it upside down and ONLY draw what you see, not what SHOULD be there.
There is a book called "Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain" by Betty Edwards - this is her method and it does work! let us see what you have done.
here is one of mine http://www.flickr.com/photos/madamb/338126339/
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@mistydawn5 (53)
• United States
3 Jan 07
I will try that, sounds like it may work. I have tried everything else. Thank you for the tip and the book suggestion
@mistydawn5 (53)
• United States
3 Jan 07
very good job, i definately will take your advice, thank you
@reddawn120903 (6)
• United States
6 Mar 07
Very interesting concept. It would make it alot easier to accomlish it that way. :)
@mistydawn5 (53)
• United States
31 Dec 06
i think maybe a charcoal scetch would be the best for the first time they maybe a portrait can be done.
@desertdarlene (8910)
• United States
31 Dec 06
I have the same problem. But, the main focus of my artwork never has been people. I am, though, planning to do some portraits because I need to practice. All I can say is practice and read books on portrait painting. Get to know the proportions of the face.
@somnolence (460)
• United States
13 Jan 07
Draw from life as much as you can. Beleive it or not, it's easier than drawing from photographs, at least when it comes to faces and people. And the more you do it the easier it becomes to work from photos. I also recommend the book "Drawing from the right side of the brain."
