Now that you've learn how to draw the individual features of the face, I'd like to give you some general tips and advice on drawing faces in order to save you some time and frustration. (Click here for more information on how to draw eyes.)
If you notice that you are making these mistakes, don't worry. Everyone fall prey to them. Just try to fix it and move on. By following theses tips, you'll help improve your how to draw portraits skills.
Here we go:
Mistake #1: Not Keeping the Entire Picture in Mind
I used to do this all the time. I would start off my drawing by focusing too much on one particular part and didn't pay attention to the rest.
The problem with this is that soon the proportion of my drawing became out of wack. My nose would be too big or my lips would be too long.
And worse, I would find myself running out of paper before the drawing is even complete.
Don't make the same mistake I did. Give some thoughts to where everything is going to be before you start drawing.
You can do this by making some light marks on your drawing paper to mark out where everything is going to go.
Mistake #2: Not Starting At All Because You Want Everything To Be Perfect
There's nothing worse than staring at an intimidating blank piece of drawing paper and not know where to start. Or you might be so scared of making mistakes, wanting your drawing to be perfect, that you erase every stroke as soon as you make them.
This is call art anxiety and it is not very fun at all. Every artist has gone through this at one time or another.
So here's my advice. Before you start drawing, warm yourself up by doodling on a piece of scratch paper. Then try to make a quick sketch of whatever it is that you want to draw. Just let yourself go, be crazy, and don't worry about making mistakes.
This will get to you loosen up and free you of any anxiety and drawing will become fun again.
Mistake #3: Relying on Photographs and Not Drawing From Real Life
This is something else that I am really guilty of. I thought to myself, "Photos. Real life. What's the difference?"
But it's not. Real life subject gives you so much more to work with in terms of lighting, angle, perspective, and so much more.
It was when I started to start drawing from real life that I saw a big improvement in my drawing skill. So if you haven't try it already, pick a real life subject and try drawing it. It'll probably be kinda bad, but hey, it'll be a start. And you're just going to get better and better.
If you notice that you are making these mistakes, don't worry. Everyone fall prey to them. Just try to fix it and move on. By following theses tips, you'll help improve your how to draw portraits skills.
Here we go:
Mistake #1: Not Keeping the Entire Picture in Mind
I used to do this all the time. I would start off my drawing by focusing too much on one particular part and didn't pay attention to the rest.
The problem with this is that soon the proportion of my drawing became out of wack. My nose would be too big or my lips would be too long.
And worse, I would find myself running out of paper before the drawing is even complete.
Don't make the same mistake I did. Give some thoughts to where everything is going to be before you start drawing.
You can do this by making some light marks on your drawing paper to mark out where everything is going to go.
Mistake #2: Not Starting At All Because You Want Everything To Be Perfect
There's nothing worse than staring at an intimidating blank piece of drawing paper and not know where to start. Or you might be so scared of making mistakes, wanting your drawing to be perfect, that you erase every stroke as soon as you make them.
This is call art anxiety and it is not very fun at all. Every artist has gone through this at one time or another.
So here's my advice. Before you start drawing, warm yourself up by doodling on a piece of scratch paper. Then try to make a quick sketch of whatever it is that you want to draw. Just let yourself go, be crazy, and don't worry about making mistakes.
This will get to you loosen up and free you of any anxiety and drawing will become fun again.
Mistake #3: Relying on Photographs and Not Drawing From Real Life
This is something else that I am really guilty of. I thought to myself, "Photos. Real life. What's the difference?"
But it's not. Real life subject gives you so much more to work with in terms of lighting, angle, perspective, and so much more.
It was when I started to start drawing from real life that I saw a big improvement in my drawing skill. So if you haven't try it already, pick a real life subject and try drawing it. It'll probably be kinda bad, but hey, it'll be a start. And you're just going to get better and better.
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I have been learning drawing the human figure for years and I wish to give what I know with you. All you have to do is browse to my personal blogand check out all the FREE lessons that I've made there. You'll learn things like how to draw nose and much more.
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