At long last (and now that I had some pages ready to work on) I came back to work on my Faces Journal.
To begin, I had done page 3 months ago and just never posted it so that will be the first photo for today. I had decided that I didn't want to take classes or anything to learn to draw faces....just planned on a lot of trial and error. OK....you can quit laughing now! It made sense at the time. So here are a few examples from various drawing instructions that I planned NOT to use! Don't worry....I moved on from there.
Then somewhere I found this free series on How To Draw Faces. It made it all look so easy I decided it just MIGHT be worth looking at. Keep in mind this is not an exhaustive study but rather a beginning place. Which is just where I am. The first lesson was on how to draw eyes. So, that is where I began my journey as a student.
One more caveat - I practice in my sketchbook to learn to get better and better. This journal is just to chronicle my journey....NOT to be a place to draw perfect eyes. So, don't judge my efforts by the drawings in this journal. I read a quote from a mixed media artist in the CPS newsletter just this morning.
That is where I'm at currently. So here are pages 4 and 5 on Eyes - fresh and casual
So...am I on a roll again? We'll see. I do have pages 6 and 7 prepped so who knows when the muse will strike!
To begin, I had done page 3 months ago and just never posted it so that will be the first photo for today. I had decided that I didn't want to take classes or anything to learn to draw faces....just planned on a lot of trial and error. OK....you can quit laughing now! It made sense at the time. So here are a few examples from various drawing instructions that I planned NOT to use! Don't worry....I moved on from there.
Faces Journal - page 3
Then somewhere I found this free series on How To Draw Faces. It made it all look so easy I decided it just MIGHT be worth looking at. Keep in mind this is not an exhaustive study but rather a beginning place. Which is just where I am. The first lesson was on how to draw eyes. So, that is where I began my journey as a student.
One more caveat - I practice in my sketchbook to learn to get better and better. This journal is just to chronicle my journey....NOT to be a place to draw perfect eyes. So, don't judge my efforts by the drawings in this journal. I read a quote from a mixed media artist in the CPS newsletter just this morning.
“Journal style drawing is meant to be fresh and casual. It's meant to capture a specific time—you do it and then turn the page.” Jane LaFazio
That is where I'm at currently. So here are pages 4 and 5 on Eyes - fresh and casual
Faces Journal - pages 4 and 5
Faces Journal - pages 4 and 5 - details
So...am I on a roll again? We'll see. I do have pages 6 and 7 prepped so who knows when the muse will strike!
Well my drawing plans have collapsed months ago
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad I found your blog! I'm putting your on my blog list to follow!
ReplyDeleteI love your faces journal. I have had a similar idea to do a year long series of portraits, doing it as you are, a step at a time, improving as I go. Kudos to you, and your pages are lovely.
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