Holding Pawpaw’s hand via Stacy Powers 5. A lack of knowledge is often an artist’s biggest holdup. However, there is a simple solution: learn more about anatomy.
Capturing accurate proportions and expressive movement proves to be an ongoing challenge for many. There’s a reason art schools dedicate a year or more of coursework to drawing the human figure: it’s vital to creating figure-based art. It can be easy to end up with precise-looking eyes that appear expressionless, as if the subject in question is engaging in a staring match.Ĭopy from the masters via Roberto Osti 4. But what is perhaps even more challenging is managing to master the technical details of drawing eyes while retaining a clear expression and personality. In portraits, the eyes are often the focal point.Įyes are deceptively tricky to master. Yes, there are plenty of technical challenges, including scale, shapes, detail and reflection.
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Eyes and facial featuresĪbout face! The face is the most important part of any portrait, and it’s full of tricky features such as curvy ears and noses, subtly arced cheek bones, rounded lips and of course the pièce de resistance, the eyes. Begin to add shadows and color, and you’ll see that piece by piece, your drawing will begin to come to life.Įye study via GemmaFurbank 3. Then, look for strong highlights and contrasts. Rather than looking at drawing glass as an impossible prospect, begin to break it down into easier steps. And don’t forget about the background! The above drawing, rendered in colored pencil on board, does a wonderful job of capturing all of the above, showing glass bottles that are substantive yet see-through and light. Not only are challenged with the idea of drawing something clear that shows substance, but you also have to contend with unique shadows, highlights and reflections in the glass itself. How can something see-through be so tricky to draw? But tricky it is, indeed. Glass in colored pencil via rmercado-artist 2. Working from high-quality photographs, as the artist did to create the portrait above, is a great way to get started with realistic animal portraits. Be sure to start with a good repertoire of reference material before beginning to draw an animal or pet portrait. Rendering accurate proportions only only becomes more difficult when the subject is straight on, as in the above drawing, or at a 3/4 angle.Ĭapturing the different textures of the fur, hair and whiskers can be tricky while remaining accurate and intentional. For one, it can be tough to capture the creatures’ anatomy without ending up with a warped or wonky-looking result.
Animal and pet portraitsĭrawing animals can provide many challenges for an artist. However, the subjects featured in this post seem to prove fairly universally challenging to developing artists. Challenging, but not impossible! Challenge your artistic by trying these hard things to draw! In some ways, what is “challenging” can be subjective a subject that’s difficult for one artist may be a breeze for another. But at a certain point, as an advancing artist who wants to continue building drawing skills, you may want to explore the other end of the spectrum: challenging subjects to draw. We’ve already explored easy pictures to draw.
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