Daily Sketches

1.6.10 - I drew the Nordstrom's ad model on 1.5.10 because I was fascinated by the shapes and angles of her body. I decided to try to focus more on the body in a specific pose rather than ramrod straight.

I'm pleased with this sketch from the neck down. Even the hands, which I normally detest, don't look half bad here. Mind, they're not GREAT, but they're far better than most anything else I've done freehand recently.

The head looks a bit out of proportion to me. It also looks like Boomhauer from King of the Hill.

1.7.10 - This is Victor. He likes it windy.

1.8.10 - I seem to have difficulty drawing women's faces. This particular one didn't work out as well as I hoped - mainly because I set out to draw a YOUNG woman. When I added the wrinkles, the picture started looking better.

On both the front and side views, I'm disappointed with how the hair turned out. Hair's still something I need to work on learning to draw better.

1.9.10 - This picture evolved from a perverse practice I indulged in as a missionary. We'd always look forward to the bi-annual General Conference edition of the Ensign so we could look through the photographs and designate a "Miss Conference Edition" - who, ironically enough, was usually a sister missionary.

Anyway, after the fiasco of trying to draw a young woman on 1.8.10, I opted to look for a photograph of one to use as a model. Not having many pictures of women simply lying around in my house (nor any Nordstrom's ads), I turned to the Fall 2009 General Conference issue and found the above picture. Drew it while watching Doctor Who. I think it turned out okay.

I'm most proud of the way I drew the woman's hair. I added the texture by drawing with the side of my pencil rather than the tip. I don't know if this is Accepted Drawing Procedure (tm), but I'm more or less pleased with the effect, anyway.