Week 8: More Portraits

This week we continued portraits/head drawings. On Monday I drew Megan's 3/4 back angle. I like how it turned out..it went surprisingly well. On Wednesday I was the model, and that was probably tougher than drawing!

For the 3/4 back drawing, I struggled at the start with getting the head proportioned right. I started with the face and made that look pretty good, but then the skull/back area was too small. I then had to erase the face (which sucked cuz I was pumped on how that turned out) but in the end it was for the better. I struggled with the eye and made the eyeball too big. I thought I could see more of it so I drew it out too much. After studying it a bit more I was able to draw exactly what I was seeing - not what I thought I saw.



I struggled with the ear as well. I made it very flat looking and it just didn't look real. After talking with Amy, she suggested making the top have more of a roll/thickness to it. The result was a more believable ear

The hair was fairly difficult as well, specifically the back of the head and pony tail. The back looked very flat, but after adding contour lines behind the ear it really brought out depth and space. I tried to make the pony tail look like a solid structure and then reduce it. At first it looked like a banana, but it eventually turned out pretty well. I had to curve the bottom more.

On Wednesday I modeled, and it was tough! I hope the drawers got what they needed. But it was good, and I have more appreciation for life drawing models.

Week 7: Portraits Cont'd

This week we started our first portrait. My first drawing was the 3/4 front view. I figured this view would be easiest to start and surprisingly it turned out really well. I'm happy with how it turned out and I think it actually looks like Evan. If you read my last blog I really don't like doing portraits because I was never able to make the drawing actually look like the person. With this drawing, however, I feel like it does and I'm pumped!

I had to erase quite a few times so it definitely didn't come easy. I struggled with the nose quite a few times. I made it too long and too steep. I also adjusted the outside cheek under the eye quite a bit. I didn't add enough depth/curve for the cheek bone and as a result it looked fairly flat. I'm happy with how the mouth and chin area turned out. I feel like there's good depth and the lips feel full.

Evan's hair is fairly thick, so it was easy to draw it up sort of boxy and shape it from there. This was the first time I tried drawing the hair as a single object, and it finally "clicked" for me.

I struggled with the ear quite a bit... I still think it feels fairly flat. Otherwise I'm very happy with how it turned out!

I feel like I can finally see the skull through all the skin and hair, and this really helps when drawing portraits. I know why each structure is shaped the way it is, and having this knowledge has added more depth and accuracy to my drawings.