If you’ve followed along, you’ll remember that I made the female head too small. So, erasing had to be done. I thought I could get away with erasing the lower side of the head. Then expand down and out from there.
I was able to enlarge the head a bit. But then I couldn’t get that mouth right. I was disappointed that I liked it in the previous version. So, instead of drawing from the picture for the smile, I drew from the earlier sketch. Hey, whatever works, right?
The other thing I have trouble duplicating is…..any head tilt or turn. Again, I’ve drawn the face looking straight on. Maybe someday, I’ll figure head angles out….but today was not the day. I also needed to bring some of that hair puffiness down.
Looking at this now….right here…..I think I should’ve shaded much more around the eyes and mouth. But I think some of the issue in the picture above may have to do with the camera not picking up all the minor shading details.
What fun!!….I just love sketching and I have no idea why (why must I always have a reason to like something?) It’ll be nice to do something in color next. I appreciate you guys stopping by and commenting when you can. It really helps!!
4 comments:
Don't you just love a challenge? My witches cat turned out to be just such a challenge. Still haven't got it right but had to set it aside for a bit.
I think this is turning out great! I think maybe the mime needs a little more shading around his eyes that would offset the starkness of his dark eyes. I think in the pic his eyes are shaded quite a bit from the hat. Hugs! deb
You have such patience. That's probably my biggest challenge when I do art....I want it done NOW! I love that you spend so much time on your sketches, and it shows in the quality of your work. Fantastic!!!
I wouldn't worry too much about making it perfect....I think your sketch looks great, Eden!
I enjoy sketching too whether it be a simple or complex one....quite meditative.
Have a great day,
Serena :)
Thanks for all the support, jinxxxgirl, Janet and Serena! I've got a long way to go and as you can see, I have to train my eye, so I see what is really there instead of what I think is there. I have since, shaded in more around the females brow, so it doesn't appear so flat....I'm still learning my graphite and have a tendency to over-shade...
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