I know some aspects of the drawing are wrong, proportion wise, but Im hoping you guys will cut me some slack at that department, and maybe critic on some other aspect of the drawing.
Ive only been into serious drawing for a couple of weeks now, and I have tons to learn, and its also the reason why I am on Drawspace.
Hope you like this drawing.
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( I have added the reference photo side by side with the drawing )
Regards
Tommy
Full Version: Rendition of Marthe Stokstad
Looking good!
I think the most important thing to tell you right now is "don't be afraid of the dark." You've gotten some really dark values into the hair, the eyes, and the corners of the mouth, but if you really look at the photo, you'll see that there are shadows around the eyes and on the neck that are every bit as dark as the hair, and shadows around the tip of the nose and around the cheeks that are at least 50-75% as dark. In your drawing, you've been timid about using dark shading on the skin itself. Don't be! Using a full range of values in your shading will really make your drawings come to life.
Also: don't lean on blending quite so much for now: you want to practice achieving different values directly with the pencil. Blending is a crutch that will keep you from developing better control.
I think the most important thing to tell you right now is "don't be afraid of the dark." You've gotten some really dark values into the hair, the eyes, and the corners of the mouth, but if you really look at the photo, you'll see that there are shadows around the eyes and on the neck that are every bit as dark as the hair, and shadows around the tip of the nose and around the cheeks that are at least 50-75% as dark. In your drawing, you've been timid about using dark shading on the skin itself. Don't be! Using a full range of values in your shading will really make your drawings come to life.
Also: don't lean on blending quite so much for now: you want to practice achieving different values directly with the pencil. Blending is a crutch that will keep you from developing better control.
Your drawing is realistic, Tommy.Now seeing them side by side, I can't help but pointing to the area nose mouth.Just look at both and compare.Observation is key to accurate rendering in portraits and to develop an eye for it you start with observing real people in real life.From a reference is even easier as you have the comparison element in front of you at any time.
Allow yourself a few months to really get control of your portrait drawing.
This is a good beginning and you will progress and grow by practicing a lot.You can participate in weekly challenges which usually have portraits and sketch weekly a face or two for about 10-20 minutes;it's good practice.Wish you luck!
Allow yourself a few months to really get control of your portrait drawing.
This is a good beginning and you will progress and grow by practicing a lot.You can participate in weekly challenges which usually have portraits and sketch weekly a face or two for about 10-20 minutes;it's good practice.Wish you luck!
QUOTE (ElenaM @ Dec 16 2008, 08:27 PM) 
Your drawing is realistic, Tommy.Now seeing them side by side, I can't help but pointing to the area nose mouth.Just look at both and compare.Observation is key to accurate rendering in portraits and to develop an eye for it you start with observing real people in real life.From a reference is even easier as you have the comparison element in front of you at any time.
Allow yourself a few months to really get control of your portrait drawing.
This is a good beginning and you will progress and grow by practicing a lot.You can participate in weekly challenges which usually have portraits and sketch weekly a face or two for about 10-20 minutes;it's good practice.Wish you luck!
Allow yourself a few months to really get control of your portrait drawing.
This is a good beginning and you will progress and grow by practicing a lot.You can participate in weekly challenges which usually have portraits and sketch weekly a face or two for about 10-20 minutes;it's good practice.Wish you luck!
Thanks ElenaM, Yeah I noticed some proportional mistakes, but I was too afraid to ruin it, cause this is the best I have ever drawn, so I let it slide a bit those mistakes, but I wrote most down for later reference.
I will pay even more attention to my lines and shadowing on my next drawing.
Regards
Tommy
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