Monday, 7 May 2012

Pencil Portraits


How To Draw Portraits

Most artists would love to know how to draw portraits. For me, it's something I work on continuously - I'm getting better even though it's a slow process.
During the past months I drew some portraits
I have always loved to learn via a step by step process .
Just below you can see the drawing of one of my friend


Pic step 1:




pic step 2:






step 3 :finish

he finished drawing took me a few hours to complete but I was blissfully unaware of time. I used pencils only.


I noticed that once I did this drawing, I had the confidence to do another portrait drawing.
Everyone, I'd like you to share my other work with practise ..see the picture
Pic...........




I've been wanting to do this for ages but I just didn't think I'd be able to do her justice. This is my first attempt, I know I don't have her details right but I'm happy to do it again. Just by repeating the process I'm sure to improve.
It's amazing how one little nudge in the right direction can dramatically improve your drawings


nyone Can Draw, all you need is:
  •   the desire to draw
  •   the time to practice
  •   a good dose of persistence
  •   the faith that you can do it
Don't be afraid to copy, that's what art is!



It's all copied, whether it be from existing artwork or real life, we just use our own interpretation on how we see things.

The trick is to draw what you see, not what you know.