Now I'm sitting there, writing something that barely makes sense, and basically trying to be productive.
Boooring...
So maybe something like that - I decided to take my process of drawing faces apart, just to check on what I should focus more. The answer is EVERYTHING, which I knew, but now I realised that even more.
Maybe writing about what I f***ed up will result in not f***ing up...
"Process"* is kinda straight forward, as the "drawing" itself. Face in front view - nothing can go wrong, right?
Enjoy my pain.
1. 25% Grey background, 'cause white is too intimidating; center line, 'cause I can't keep anything symmetrical without it; basic shape of face, measurement of facial features. At this point looks like nothing (not that it looks like something at the end...).
So what I did wrong? Well... I jumped to drawing phase to early. For example I should draw eye shadow bit lower, and sculpt the jaw until it look feminine. I didn't so it look like nothing at the end. Bit more rendered, but still, nothing.
2. Ok - Actual drawing phase. 70% grey pencil, because 100% black is too dark and I'm getting carried really easily; drawing facial features like eyes, nose... well, you see what...
Again - what's wrong? I made her nose bigger than I intended (not big deal huh?). I don't follow that messed up eye socket, which is nice, but it seems I don't follow measurements, and that sucks. Her ears are so unsymmetrical it hurts, I kind of like her eyebrows though.
3."Cleaning" phase - self explanatory really. Not paying much attention to that, even if I should. From young girl to bored, tired young men. Ave my rendering skill -_- I could have soften her more.. I mean her face. Oh.. and my brush strokes are so uneconomical...
4. For some reason I CAN NOT draw the speculars of eye when I draw the iris, so yeah...
5. The rest... For long time I was so afraid of drawing/painting eyes I would rather end at 3rd (or even 2nd) step, than mess them up. Now I suck at it more than anything else. Too sharp iris, to sharp highlights, non-existing roundness of sclera.
Basically I should use references more often, because, honestly, I never do. I think I like learning everything in the hard way, so since 2013, I made circa 6 "studies" with real references. Yeah... The point is 95% of what you'll see is created by my twisted mind.
Enough!
So long!
God save the Queen!
Whatsoever...
*Oh and the "" means that's too big word for describing that... whatever it is.
