I have a confession to make…
I’ve always wanted to be able to draw pretty faces ever since I was a young girl… BUT my faces always looked much like this drawing (eyes closed):
Until recently, drawing a face (or two or three!) EVERY DAY has really improved my drawing skills! PRACTICE really does makes a difference!
PLUS, learning from other artists in books, YouTube videos, online classes… thank goodness there are SOOOO many great ways to learn to draw (faces) today!
I drew this face with pencil last week and I hope to paint it with watercolor:
She is my first face that I’ve drawn that I have REALLY liked loved!! I am a little scared to paint in watercolor as I don’t want to mess her up. I think I will scan my drawing first so I have a future reference. 🙂
My second face, I also created with pencil and used an Elegant Writer pen (with water) to create the black lines:
She reminds me of a flower, opening its petals to reveal its inner beauty – much like I hope my art does with continuous practice!
I know I have SO MUCH MORE TO LEARN but I feel like I’m starting to create some pretty faces…
Do you have a subject that YOU would like to learn how to draw better?! I hope you give it a try!! (And I’d love if you shared it with me!)
Cheers! 🙂
She is beautiful.! Can’t wait to see her painted!!!
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Thank you Jodi! ❤ I think everything you paint turns out amazing! 🎨👩🎨
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I promise it does not!!
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Well Done, Jill! Your faces are coming along in leaps and bounds! I agree, practice does indeed make all the difference! So glad to hear you’ve found enjoyment in your results, it’s so encouraging to look at something you’ve done and really LOVE it! 😉
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Thank you Hilda! I appreciate your kind comments. 😊 I hope that some day I will capture the emotion in people’s faces. You seem to do this very well. Have you taken any online art classes?
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I am largely self- taught and I work mostly from photographic references. Capturing emotions is tough! You have to be extremely accurate with their features – a hair off and often it’s a whole different expression! I DID take a portraiture course in acrylics online, from a guy named Will Kemp. (Will Kemp Art School) He’s a great guy and I recommend him to anyone who cares to listen 😉 He has lots of free you-tube videos as well as classes you pay for and tips and help for all sorts of things, drawing etc.
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Thanks for the info on Will Kemp! I will check out his videos. 😊
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I think you’ll really enjoy his content, Jill! He’s a great teacher and his work is just wonderful – not to mention the fact that he answers ALL the millions of comments he gets on his website 🙂
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These are really beautiful Jill! Yes, I always wanted to do more portrait like faces. It’s just another level in skill I always wanted to achieve. You are so right! Practice every day does make such a difference!
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Thank you so much Suz! ❤ I think your faces you draw and paint are so amazing! 👩🎨👍
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Thank you so much Jill for taking me along your creative journey! I can see how your faces get better over the weeks!
I feel very attracted to faces too and started a little journal with faces last year which I almost filled. I want to take Lynn Whipple’s class to practice more faces again. You really inspired me to take this class!
I love animals, flowers, still life, but not so much landscape… I painfully realized this again while I am travelling: I tried a few… not very succesfull… and my heart wasn’t really there!
Keep doing your wonderful faces!
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Thank you Suzanne for your encouraging words! 😄 I am so excited for Lynn’s face class too! 🎨👍 I think it fabulous that you have a journal filled with faces. 😊💕 And landscapes are not easy for me to draw either.
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Lovely drawings Jill. I think people are the hardest thing to draw and you’ve done an excellent job here…
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Thanks so much Evelyn! ❤ I feel like it is starting to become a little easier although it will probably be a lifetime study… 😉
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Thank you for your comment Jill! I am rather excited about this class too!
I am not able to like your post as i have no wordpress account, but I always read your answers!💜
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I didn’t realize this – thanks for letting me know! 😊 Hope you are having a good day! 🌈☀️ We are FINALLY having a sunny day!!
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I think you have captured a pensive emotion in both of them. I’m particularly drawn to the second one. (K)
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I agree with you, Kerfe – thank you. 😊
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Beautiful drawings, it feels as though those eyes are looking right through me, very pretty.
Have a nice weekend.
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So kind of you to say! Thank you Kiwiana! ❤ I hope you are enjoying your weekend as well! 😄
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I’ve always gravitated towards faces too, especially the eyes. Yours are very well done. I hope you are encouraged enough to keep at it. I find women are easier for me than men. My men never look “mannish” enough!😊
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Yes, I think it is the eyes and the lips! 😊 I am doing the 100 day project on Instagram so still have a ways to go – think I have done about 43 faces… Thanks Nancy for your kind comments. 💗😊
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Jill They are beautiful, keep stretching your amazing talents.
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Thanks so much Kath! 💕💗👩🎨
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Each so different and well done. I love learning in my own time whatever you want to learn next. Looking forward to seeing your watercolors.
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Thank you Catherine! 😃 And I agree! Learning is so fun! 🎨👍 Great to see your art experiments too!! 💚❤💙
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She’s beautiful Jill! Be careful with the watercolor. If you pencil lead was really soft, the picture might get a bit muddy. Good job!
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Thanks for the tip, Lisa! 😃 Glad you like her! 💗
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