2006-12-22 07:24:21 · 9 answers · asked by Robert J 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Drawing & Illustration
try drawing stuff from picture books. and join an art class.
2006-12-22 07:27:13 · answer #1 · answered by ♥heartbroken♥ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Only practice can help you.
Some ways to get that practice would be, referencing photographs. Go to different photography galleries like those featured on http://deviantart.com and find photographs to draw.
Find live models, you don't have to pay for one either! Ask a friend to pose for you or go out somewhere and start drawing random people. You could also practice speed sketching this way and learn to sketch all the important features first.
If you happen to have a doll laying around then you['re in luck, you've found a half decent model. The proportions are whacked out on barbie dolls, but it would give you the basic shapes to work with. You can also buy one of those wooden mannquins that artists often use for poses.
Study your own face in the mirror and draw it in different expressions. Take notice of the wrinkles that form and the shapes in your face.
Pick up a few anatomy books at your local book store, they tend to have plenty of information on facial structure and could help you understand the human form.
2006-12-22 11:29:26 · answer #2 · answered by pinkrevolvers345 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What I do when I'm drawing portraits is using the gridbox method. I print out a picture of someone and draw grids on it, then do the same on a blank piece of paper. It's kinda like tracing, but not. I follow the outlines etc and shade in last, not forgetting to erase the grid lines. As you get better at it, make the grids bigger and bigger in size until you no longer need it. Hope that helps!
2006-12-23 21:18:06 · answer #3 · answered by g Myzo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get a sketchbook, or even a cheap composition book, and draw everyday, several drawings. Fill one book, buy another, fill it. Your major challenge in portrait work is drawing accuracy. The sooner you get to drawing, the better. But be advised: it takes time to get good.
2006-12-25 05:32:17 · answer #4 · answered by Bill 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
try this website - she works mostly in colored pencil - they are awesome. www.prtraits.com/kullberg. her name is ann kullberg and she offers classes. also, goto amazon and do a search for books. try your local library; if they dont have it in the immediate collection have them do a search in your libraries federation. and search the web - some sites have some howto's integrated. good luck. i am a portrait artist also and did just the same as you are doing now. www.the-squirrelsnest.com
2006-12-22 15:55:39 · answer #5 · answered by lriuqs 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
go to a art college, and study art, and take up an art class
2006-12-22 07:32:38 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
classes, lessons, and books on the subject...and practice, practice, practice.
i just talked to a dear friend who is a very good and talented artist, and he's taking more classes and lessons (we never stop) ever expanding his horizons.
2006-12-22 11:05:03 · answer #7 · answered by captsnuf 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
take a class at a college
2006-12-22 07:34:15 · answer #8 · answered by godschild 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Find an artist you can look up to. There are many great artists on http://www.deviantart.com
2006-12-22 09:07:16 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋