Do these sketches look real?

Question

http://img457.imageshack.us/img457/1526/eyesbm1.jpg

medium: colored pencil

Yes, I did draw them myself. : ]

Answer 1

The lips I'm not entirely sura about, I think the tone is a little off and thus they don't look that real - try frawing them in a more natural shade next time, it might give you a better result.
As for the eye - wow. Thats one amazing sketch. I was stunned when that loaded on my screen - very theatrical, dramatic and above all, real! You seriously have some talent, keep working at it and you will only get better and better!

Answer 2

They are nice. I can tell that you have put a lot of time into your practice.

If I may offer some constructive criticism?

To make your life drawings look more realistic keep in mind that things in real life are not outlined fully.

Also think about how the lips fit around the curve of the teeth. The curve of the teeth is a shorter arc than the curve of the rest of the face...Just something to keep in mind.

The human eye has over 200 eye lashes. So each lash itself should be "hair thin" and there should be hundreds of them, but that gets to be a tedious process so your technique should give the impression they exist without making them countable, if that makes sense...

Also keep in mind there is a whole "eye ball" under the lid, of which only a tiny portion is visible, just a slit of skin reveals it really.

There is a great book called "anatomy for the artist" which focuses on the body, bones muscles etc. I know I have seen similar ones for the face.

Again I think you are on an excellent track, keep up the good work!

Answer 3

Overall, I think you did a great job on capturing the line or your objects. One thing that might help to get rid of the "graininess" of the colored pencil is to use your white pencil to "burnish" and blend the colors together to get a smoother looking surface more realistic.
Also, to make them seem more realistic you could have shadows. They would give your subjects depth and not be flat with a flash bulb type light source. You want to be able to see the depth of the lips if they are full or if the eyes are deep set or protruding and the way to accomplish that is through shadows, shading and contrast. For example: you want to make the lips seem fuller and more realistic... determine where your light source is coming from and, let's say it's coming from the models top right... then you would shade the bottom lip where the top lip "overshadows" it. Also take into consideration the rest of the face.
When I draw faces and features, I don't necessarily draw a "nose" or an "eye" I usually draw the shape of the values Like the shadow of the eyebrow over the eye or the crease shadow and highlights on a persons cheek, or the highlights and lowlights on the lips themselves. If you get the relationships between the lights and darks correct then you will achieve reality as it were in your drawings. Because for the most part we are painting light and the absence of it. Not objects.
A good source for instruction is "The Artist's Magazine" they have a lot of good technical support and you should be able to go to the local library and check them out. You can also see some of Daniel Greene's work. He is one of the best respected portraitists in the art world.
Also, find some books from the great masters and see how they did their facial features. Especially, Leonardo Da'Vinci and even Ruebens. Albrecht Durer is also a good artist to study for facial features and realism.

Answer 4

Yes they look like real sketches

Answer 5

looks good. but i think it needs more detail , remember that each eye lash is different , they all have darker areas and higlights , some of them are thiner and longer others thicker and shorter, you missed the reflections and the glossy parts of the eye , not the iris tho the eye it self. i dunn mean to sound like a prick but i've taken many drawing courses before and i see and hear stuff like that all the time , and i mean if you asked this is cause you wanted opinions , this is what i gave you. good luck. the lips...i think u didnt put much time into themavoid strong outlines , blend some more so those white spots won't show unless theyre higlights, and use darker colors for darker areas, try looking at lips a lot and u will see how many different tones you can find in then , have fun

Answer 6

Amor,
Your work is starting to take shape.
One suggestion, as an Art Instructor for many years:
Make your whites a little stronger by making them a
little more 'hard edged' and don't use so many highlights
on the lips (1 or 2 suffice). On the eye, you need to get
away from thinking EVENLY on all sides so that your
lashes have a little more variety and therefore look more
natural and less contrived. Keep up the good work.
Genius is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration. : )

Answer 7

They look like real sketches

Answer 8

They're nice but not completely realistic. Keep pushing your color by adding some complementary colors in highlighted areas and in shaded areas too. Remember your eyes are not completely white and your skin is not made up of only umbers. look for the reds, yellows, blues etc to create more vibrant flesh tones.

Answer 9

they look good, but not real, there needs to be shading around the eye, and the eye needs to be longer, same with the lips...but they're good, tell me what you think of my sketches on my 360 page, there's an eye there i think?... hope it helps

Answer 10

Omg, its looks beautiful. The eyes and lips are so pretty. AND yes they look real.
Your a great drawer, wish I could draw like that.