Drawing Technique: Observation

Drawing what you see, its as simple as that, but to be very good at this you’ll have to be determined to improve. 1st TIP: Draw consistently.

These are the steps for drawing from observation:

• Select a picture that you find aesthetically pleasing. I personally draw portraits because I think faces are beautiful and interesting.
• Study the picture taking note of the key features .
• Start with the key features.
• Using the key features you can use your eye to gauge how far each other feature is from one another.
• From one feature to the other complete the outline of the picture.
• Don’t be afraid to draw and rub out again, do this as often as you feel necessary to get your required picture.
• Shading the details in after all the outlines have been completed.

I’ll expand on each point tomorrow on how to go about doing them.

 

Hope you’re making progress,

Love. Emma

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