A family blog--Rooted on Hector Hill--Rambling Wherever We Will
Sunday, January 02, 2011
Five Times and Counting
You can see the progression below--from the first draft through successive revisions. I'm getting closer (I think), but I'm missing it somewhere. Comments?
I'm not exactly sure. I copied the photo & one drawing into the computer and opened them side by side to study. It appears to be a problem with measurements & proportion. The eyes in the photo & drawing are approx the same size but the nose, mouth, and chin are larger in the drawing. And the hair is much larger. Try printing out a b&w of the photo in a larger size--or zoom on a copier. Then sketch at the same size as the photo and see what happens. Or draw a grid on tracing paper and lay it over the photo and then a light grid on your drawing paper and use the grid lines to help you get the proportions exactly right. Grid can be square lines or pie shaped--useful tool when sizes are critical.
I'm not exactly sure. I copied the photo & one drawing into the computer and opened them side by side to study. It appears to be a problem with measurements & proportion. The eyes in the photo & drawing are approx the same size but the nose, mouth, and chin are larger in the drawing. And the hair is much larger. Try printing out a b&w of the photo in a larger size--or zoom on a copier. Then sketch at the same size as the photo and see what happens. Or draw a grid on tracing paper and lay it over the photo and then a light grid on your drawing paper and use the grid lines to help you get the proportions exactly right. Grid can be square lines or pie shaped--useful tool when sizes are critical.
ReplyDeleteAlso, keep in mind that she is fair skinned with light eyes and light hair and try to suggest that with your pencil.
ReplyDeleteI was going to say that I think her face it too fat and her nose is too big...Not that I could do half as good as you did....
ReplyDeleteDon't do my pic yet, Roge...was looking for you one last night...