Thank you for your reply ,I guess practice is the answer .
Too difficult.Thank you for the comment ! I have spent some time practising faces today on a scrap 5*6'' canvas but still haven't got the realism I hope to learn and acheiveMy way is to just not do portraits.
But good luck and don't get discouraged. I think for most artists their art is like a roller coaster with ups and downs. I know it is for me.
I would suggest finding an instructional video on Youtube. They've really helped me.
The beauty of an Angel rather than the look of a thug type beauty ! I wasn't tying to make the last face look beautiful lol .
I don't really compare my art to anything , I just take the brush and start to paint . I don't really draw anything out either although now and again I might mark out a straight edge or nostrils lol . That last pic came from a scrapped picture and using it as a test sheet , I saw the Dog in my spillage so painted it in . Thanks for the confidence boost , it is nice to know I am improving . I hope to get faces perfect soon . Still struggling with noses and lips , also finding it difficult to paint a female face , they keep turning into men for some reason .
Thanks for that , the information will be very useful !Are we allowed to share websites? If so, "Thevirtualinstructor.com" might have some useful resources. They have some videos on drawing noses, eyes, etc. and some full portrait videos.
A lot of them are member only, but they do have some free ones.
Something else that might help that I used to do... Look up contouring for male/female faces. Most will be makeup guides, but you can find images with the different planes of the face highlighted or shadowed depending what features you might want to stand out. While there's artist guides for drawing the face that are similar, I found makeup contouring guides were sometimes handy to show me where I can put my shadows to help bring out the eyes, cheeks, etc.
Thank you all for the help , you have helped me find my artistic form !
