Yann’s 100 Day Art Challenge : portrait sketches

[Meije Drawing]

Hi guys,
I’ve found my motivation here…i want to (re)learn drawing basics. So i follow the very nice videos from Steve (head drawing for beginners). It’s hard…force myself to do the basics, but so precious…
So to have some fun with that everyday, i’ll do a quick (or not) sketch of a portrait each day. With the lessons in mind : find the forms, structures and simplify what i see.

Here’s my first try with the fantastic model Mather.

[Meije Drawing]

Day 2
I’ll post this, not finished

[Meije Drawing]

Day 3 : Revision with faces from imagination…bizarre heads but it shows me where i’m wrong

[Meije Drawing]

Day 4 : Again, from imagination to see if i can make the elements right in place, form and size. Next step, more “boxing”…

[Meije Drawing]

Day 5 : today i tried to do a more realistic portrait (of my daughter), graphite (and charcoal for background)

[ianball58]

Good job. I like the way you chose to simplify aspects of the portrait in the first drawing yet retained its shape and idea.

[Meije Drawing]

Thanks a lot Ian, this is what i try to do each day…

Day 6 : Portrait of my second daughter.

[Jan]

Your drawings of your daughters are very beautiful. I agree with ianball58. I like how you use just enough detail to express what is essential. You obviously are very skilled already, but I agree that returning to the basics is important no matter where you happen to be in your development. I agree, too, that Mather is wonderful subject as are your daughters. I recently completed a drawing of my son that I loved doing, and I plan to start another after I finish some of the lesson assignments I’ve been working on. I’ll check back to see more of your posts!

[Author]

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