Capture a Likeness in Drawing Portraits
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- Опубликовано: 4 окт 2024
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Tips and pointers of what to look for to capture a likeness when drawing.
Here are some tips and ideas if you’re trying to capture a likeness in your drawing.
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a good way to think about portraits as i begin to practice, thank you for sharing!!
Thank you for your kind words! I'm glad it's helpful
This video helped me so much!! I have been struggling with drawing a variety of features and faces. You are a great teacher!! THANK YOU 🙏🏻
You're welcome! I'm glad it was helpful 😊
If the subject is looking at you face on that is fine. But what about when the subject’s face is viewed at an angle?
@@ankhpom9296 What a great question! You're right, when we look at the subject facing directly to the front it seems easier. That's because the features match how we've always drawn them since we were children. But when the head turns all those features no longer match those face symbols we've been relying on. Now they're just a bunch of unfamiliar shapes. This forces us to try and observe the negative shapes around the features, and if you haven't been practicing this it can be frustrating. Here's a recent video I made about this: ruclips.net/video/U4QLKoceaIo/видео.html
sometimes i trace an image of body, then cut it into segments so i understand why it looks looser than when i draw free handed. it's not my art when i trace but it really helps me locate where should be what, and how the body works. i've gotten myself back into drawing and this method of trying to find likeness makes me feel better about how art works for me. like copying math directly off the board in school, i didn't do the math, the teacher did but it's walked through and it helps me learn. thank you, i feel better about getting back into drawing.
What a great idea! It's good to hear the different ways we process and try to make sense of the complicated forms in front of us. I'm glad to hear you're getting back into drawing!
So good! Your videos editing is wonderful! Also, loved the tips. I never thought about likeness as seeing just how much features diverge from the average. So good!
Thank you, it means a lot! You were one of the people who encouraged me to dive in to this, so we'll see where it goes. Yes, if you want a great example of character being expressed by how much it diverges from the average, take a few minutes and study Adam Driver's features.
@@laurenball_illustrator Man, you got a subscriber!!!! Please keep going!
You helped me so much! you are very good at teaching! your channel will grow very fast
Thank you!😊
Seems like I tried to sketch this character(or a bald guy) one time and it was very difficult. I could not locate the facial features accurately enough and the fact that I could see the sides of his head, no hair line, and camera angle of the photograph seemed to make it more difficult. I did not know about proportions of the face at the time and simply drew what I saw. Best as I could.
It is a challenge. I hope it gets easier with more practice. Thanks for your comment
Great vid Hun! ❤🇨🇦
Thanks!
Thanks for a more detailed explanation of how to find a likeness. I really appreciate having another video to add to my library when it comes to drawing faces.
Thanks for your comment, I'm glad it was helpful!
This video has that ASMR sound to it, is it intentional?
Yes, I put in there at the beginning for a little bit.
if you were around when I was in my twenties it been might draw humans.
I draw animals . For a person is to particular . animals you can do as you like no one complains much. a person if you do not get it down correctly you are not liked at all. so I can not even do a self portrate. sorry spelling is not correcting.
Thanks for your comment. I agree, animals and things in nature are more forgiving. When I was young and learning to draw I had a mentor who told me NOT to draw recognizable people at first-celebrities, close friends and family members-wait until you get the basics down and gain more confidence.
@@laurenball_illustrator yes . But I am not doing humans as it not as much pleasure for me. I want it perfect and it not happen . so animals reward my efforts. I only know a little and it satisfies me. I am now elderly .
@@karenharris3183 At the end of the day all that should matter is that drawing brings you pleasure. I'm glad it's satisfying for you!
@@laurenball_illustrator yes me also. It cool I been draw since two year old. I came a long way teach me as much as I know.
Traceing
Tracing was only used at the beginning to point out key features. The actual drawing was done straight from observation (starting at about 8 minutes). As far as being a bad artist... yeah, my inner critic would agree 😬
lol why is it that all videos on yt that claim to capture the likeness don't actually achieve it?
Well, I did have a caveat, it was meant to point out the things I'm looking for. It leans more to caricature
It is only a 23 min video. This artist is just showing how we can get this actors caricatures, measurements etc. compared to the average "face" drawings we are taught....like the loomis method. The loomis method is a great "beginning" to realistic drawings but he is trying to show us that a person's chin may be longer or wider same with foreheads, lips etc. Making Captain Picards forehead longer may bring on a more realistic representation of the actor. I believe this is what this video is teaching us. Cheers
I come to the realization that to achieve alikeness there is only one way, that is to make thousands of portraits. All the systems they try to teach you on RUclips are all BS. They don't work and they make painting portraits a pain and took all the joy out of art making. Don't waste to our time.
I couldn't agree more. It takes a lot of effort over a long time. Just like with learning to read and write-after you learn the alphabet and how the letters sound and how they combine to make words and sentences-it still takes a long time to read fluently and express ourselves clearly. The same thing can be said of drawing. There are only five basic skills you need to know to be able to draw anything you see. But it takes years of effort to make those skills feel automatic. That's when we really experience the joy of creativity, when the skills become muscle memory and we aren't even consciously aware of them. Thanks for your comment.
What tips did you teach sir? Nonsence.
I had to re-watch the video and see if I forgot to mention them, but no, they're there, you must've missed them. They aren't some simple, quick, gimmicky shortcut. They are the edges, lines, and shapes I look for when drawing. My focus for this video was not to sit and make a finished drawing, but to try and slow down my own thought processes. I have to say this was one my first videos and the effort to teach someone how to run a marathon is very different than running a marathon yourself. I'm sorry you didn't find it helpful, but that's okay. I know my thoughts and style are not for everyone.
@rajunarkar thats pretty rude, tbh. Unless you were expecting someone to magically take you from a complete amateur to a pro without practice, in 24 minutes.
My apologies, no rudeness was intended. You make a good point, there are no magical shortcuts in learning to draw. The purpose of this video was only to point out the things I personally look for when drawing a portrait or caricature. Again, you're right in your implication, it takes years of practice to draw from observation with confidence. Thanks for your comment
@@laurenball_illustrator hey, my comment was aimed at the commenter not you :) your response was fine. I updated my original comment to be clearer
@@boredfish80 thanks for clarifying! 😅