Shading

When you talk about proportions we refer to the size relationship between and an object. one of the hardest things that most artists have to face is drawing in proportions when you have to have complete accuracy. It is vitally important in drawings whether your dealing with portraits, landscapes or even realistic drawings it trains the eye to see things as it is. In the process of setting up my blind contouring drawing I realized that it is more complex to focus on the object and have that image in your head without looking at the paper you cannot really tell whether you drawing is good or bad. I think that it is more about observation that helps you when you are a beginner. My first thought on my portrait was that it was not exactly resembling my model …show more content…
I like the symmetry of my models face I also like the light reflections and how I captured it by shading .

Conclusion 6. In realistic drawings it is extremely important that the base drawing captures the correct symmetry and proportions of the character, if this is not correctly done no amount of shading will make the character look the same as the real life person. Understanding the reflective light helps create dimensions to the portrait in order for it look realistic.
7. Composition skills, proportion drawing, shading skills.
8. No, if I used a grid method in my drawing I would have achieved better results with the facial symmetry. If I had analyzed more carefully with how the light reflections played against the portrait I would have been able to create more depth and texture in my drawing.
9. I think the most challenging part of this exercise was to capture the character in the most life like way. I enjoyed I learnt new skills along the way.
10. On a scale of 1 to 10 I would grade myself a