fannydong

ok so ages ago i did a workshop thing for 'expand your horizons' on drawing. i figured i mite show u guys what the process is when i draw a photo, using viv as my example lol

what you need:
paper
pencil (the black drawer for shading)
rubber (the white drawer for highlights)
a finger (for smudging and fading)

1. i trace the outline (yes, i know its cheating but it just saves me alot of rubbing and redoing lol)

2. colour the hair (this gives me a comparison of tone. hair = black, so everything else is compared to that black hair)

3. to do highlights for hair, shade the whole thing grey and then go over everything darker except for the highlight bits

4. eyes can be the hardest part because its usually how people recognise people's faces, so it can take some trial and error. remember to leave the light reflection in the eye white.

5. mouth is harder with teeth showing lol with teeth less is more. so don't draw the outline of the teeth too heavily or you'll end up with cartoon teeth. u just need to lightly sketch the bottom line of the teeth.

6. shading is just understanding what is protruding and retracting in the face. so the lip for example is coming out and u might have a highlight there, but it will also cause shading underneath it. other places where shading usually is is around the nose, smile creases, the inner part of the eye and around the face. where you might have highlights (using the rubber) is the forehead, line of the nose, cheeks and lips. tip: use your finger to smudge the shading

7. the fixing up stage is where u get nitty gritty and try to pick out what doesnt look right. this part takes a bit of practice and i still cant do it (fortunately i have my mum and dad to tell me if something looks weird lol they'll be honest)


Me: hey mum do u know who this is? *shows viv's picture*
Mum: ...... mmm.......... vivian?
Me: yeahhhhhhhhhh
Mum: doesn't look like her.
Me: aww *sigh*


anyways, there you have it guys! now everyone can draw a picture for someone :D