Charcoal drawing on Stathmore paper.
I have been unintentionally gone from my blog a very long time. It is not because I have not been working but my work has taken a bit of a shift. I have been doing more drawing lately and I have also done a few larger paintings that simply take more time. This drawing of my friend Natasha is the type of drawing I am trying to do more of. It is a very good skill to be able to draw a portrait effectively. By drawing a portrait which must be very exact I am improving my hand, eye coordination. Drawing is the foundation to any painting and the more I can improve my drawing skill I will also improve my painting. If I draw a tree and it looks like a tree I still have plenty of fudge room in the drawing. As long as it looks like a tree it looks accurate. But if I am drawing someone's portrait there is much less wiggle room for me. This is what can really helps me to improve.
Welcome back Susan.
ReplyDeleteThis is a wonderful Portrait. I know how hard it is to Draw portraits. Every Monday i go to first in the afternoon Portrait drawing, 15min each drawing. Then in the evening I go to life classes drawing the figure. I`m okay with the figures, but a bit rusty with the portraits.
All the best Susan.
Vic.
HI Vic, Thank you! It is so good that you are drawing and working on that skill. I would love to have access to a life drawing session, you can learn so much from that. As you do the portrait you will get better. I try to draw everyday now.
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