More From My Self-Portrait Class
I sketched two of my previous photos from the line drawings over photos in my last post- one was drawn upright and one was drawn upside down. Then I took another photo and sketched it without first adding lines.
All 3 were done on one 9 X 12 page with a graphite pencil.
All three look like different people and none of them me. The one on the upper right could be my high school year book picture from 50 years ago! I obviously have to practice, practice, practice!
Comments
What fun, Shirley! I think you're lovely, in any case. (I always say that if I drew ALL my wrinkles, it would be a very busy drawing indeed...
Posted by: Cathy Johnson (Kate) | January 11, 2012 8:45 PM
hi, interesting. what are the first exercises you do in the portrait class. have you come across this book, Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain, Betty edwards?
Posted by: cherian | January 11, 2012 10:41 PM
Hello Shirley,
They all have a look of the same person to me - well done.
What do you mean by 'without lines'?
I like your life drawings too.
Stew.
Posted by: Stew Crowther | January 12, 2012 4:34 AM
These are great, Shirley. I really like the upper right one, your "high school" portrait.
Posted by: Lynn | January 12, 2012 11:15 AM
Shirley,
I think these portraits look like you, at least, I would recognize them as you from the photos I've seen! I particularly love the 'photo no lines' version, with the hat! LOVELY!
Posted by: Gwendolyn | January 12, 2012 11:32 AM
These exercises are really great, in this and the last post. You cannot help but improve. It is so hard to see ourselves!
Posted by: Dan Kent | January 12, 2012 1:37 PM
I think they all look alike, so you must have caught some of yourself on the sketches. Very good.
Posted by: Pamela | January 12, 2012 1:42 PM