29 Faces Challenge: Day 2

Monday, September 03, 2012

Here is my 29 Faces Challenge sketch for yesterday. I tried to use a light hand with shading like I had seen a lot of people doing on Instagram. Turns out I don't really care for it. I personally like shading.

29 Faces Challenge: Day 2

I am very pleased the proportions look a lot better in this one than the last. It's simply because I used a reference photo this time. How do they make such a difference? It's the same effort coming out of your hands as without one.

Can you guess who the sketch is of? My husband couldn't. Oops.

Here is a hint...

29 Faces Challenge: Day 2 Comparison

I have to keep practicing if I want to get better right? This one I think I'll keep as just graphite since it's the full page. Well, at least for now. I may end up putting some color on it later.

Have you tried sketching portraits of celebrities? How did it turn out?

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