FACES

I wasn't going to blog about this drawing because I don't like it, but I think you can learn from your mistakes.  Unless you're very accomplished in drawing faces and see all of the nuances....it's very difficult to capture the "spirit" of the face...the soul.  So this drawing I drew without looking at a face and...she has no soul. She is just flat.  Colorful, but flat.

So, I need to go back to photos of faces...fashion magazines are a great resource...and really look at the face I am drawing...in order to give it life.  The picture below you've seen before on my blog, but look at the difference as to when you pay attention to detail...there is a "light" behind her eyes...almost wistful....  So...practice, practice practice....