Face Practice Part 3

I opted to draw an open mouth expression this time, shes suppose to be laughing but somehow it turned out more like a grimace instead. Note to self: Draw more laughing people. The light and darks have more contrast in this photo ref, I dont think I've really brought that out. In fact i think the shoulder turned out nicer then the rest.

Things learned: That I cant draw opened mouths, and Im bad at extreme expressions like this laugh. Keep in mind about working from dark to lights, I tend get impatient and start shading in the lighter tones before Im ready.

Face Practice part 2

This time I'm trying tonal values instead of scribbling all over the drawing. Again, from photo ref. Time taken is approx 4-6 hours, I left for dinner and a bunch of misc stuff halfway so I cant really be sure. Photoshop this time, same as the post before.

Things learned: Blending with smudge and eraser works pretty damn well. And cleaning up the base drawing more before starting to add tones will help reduce going back and forth trying to erase stray lines. And getting more adept at looking at tonal values on skin,

Face Practice

This is hardly finished, its not very pretty, but I've done what Ive set out to do so this will be the final version. Lets see if I can draw at least a few of them a week. Done with photo ref.

Things learned in this piece: Its easier to draw noses if you imagine them to be blocks. A triangle-ish shape coming down, and two more triangle-lish shapes at the sides. This all sounds abit technical right now but it helps me to see better.

Edit: I just realized this piece actually ties in with this month's theme haha!

Tumbleweeds

I've finally decided to get off my lazy butt and scanned in my bunch of doodlets. Those that can be seen anyway :D. I usually draw in pen, and when the mood stikes me, I'll shade them in with my copic markers. So far that was happened for a grand total of....twice. Heres one, enjoy :)

Maybe soon I'll be motivated enough to post some pics of my recent Melbourne trip to the Pixar travelling museum wooo