2007-10-27 14:15:56 · 6 answers · asked by kay_h22 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Drawing & Illustration
Hey Kay,
You should check out this website: www.wetcanvas.com
They have tutorials, and artists who post their work and really help you to nurture what you want to do artistically...It is free to join, and you can check out the forums as well as post to get ideas on how to improve...They also have a great reference image library.
2007-10-27 17:38:24 · answer #1 · answered by m p 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think one of the biggest tips to remember when drawing faces and figures is that there are no hard lines. Never use the tip of your pencil and create features, muscles, contours with shading. Don't try to draw them in, color them in. Knowing where the facial features are in relation to each other is very important as well. For example the eyes are in the center of the head, the mouth between the eyes and the chin, the nose between the mouth and the eyes, and the top of the ears are even with the pupil of the eye and the lobe of the ear is even with the edge of the mouth. If you are a beginner then try photo coping a picture to black and white, cover it with tracing paper or velum and begin tracing with the edge of your pencil remembering to shade in the face, not draw. One other technique if you are a bit more advanced is to take the black and white photo (make the face large) and fold it in half. You'll need a ruler. Now make dots with a pen all along the more prominant facial features. All around the eyes, nose, mouth, jaw, ears, etc. Tape the folded photo to a piece of drawing paper and use your ruler to map out the face one half at a time on the paper. Example: measure the distance from the edge of the inner eye from the folded edge of the paper and the transfer that dot to the drawing paper equal distance from the folded edge of the paper then do the same with each dot. Be careful to make your dots light on the drawing paper. Then you will begin to connect the dots and shade in face. Once you've compleated one side then flip the folded photo and line it up with the drawn half and begin again. What you will end up with is a mirror image of the selected photo. I hope I explained this in a way that is understandable. It's much easier to explain when I teach it in person. I hope I was some help.
Good Luck
2007-10-27 21:47:04 · answer #2 · answered by Sptfyr 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The take a class answer is a very good idea, also checkout Dynamic Figure Drawing by Burne Hogarth he also has a Drawing the Human Head
2007-10-27 21:39:48 · answer #3 · answered by James 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Use the first site to look at the "General Tips" on the home page and you can look under "People" for how to draw them, and the different body parts. I especially like the muscles and how to do the hands and feet, it shows very good references.
And use the second site for even more. They should be able to break it down for you.
2007-10-27 21:23:57 · answer #4 · answered by phazemonultimate 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Enroll in an art class, call the art department of the Universities in your city and ask where you can take art lessons.
2007-10-27 21:23:08 · answer #5 · answered by newyorkgal71 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Take some art classes maybe?
2007-10-27 21:20:52 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋