| 22 Jan 2011 |  John R Farley Jr |  Loading...Hello Valerian and welcome to Elfwood. I guess the first thing I would do is learn to draw faces and bodies more convincingly. And one way to do that is to Google some images of a face or person you want to try and draw, then download and print the picture and keep it in a physical picture file somewhere. Then draw it repeatedly until you get it or are sick of it. Trace if you have to, tracing sort of trains the hand, so that’s okay. Second, you have to spend time on a drawing to get the full effect. Some drawings you can rip off in ten minutes and that’s fine. But look around and you will see drawings taking several hours, ten-20-thirty or more hours to complete. You’re not going to slam-dunk it just yet, But with time and practice, I don’t see why that wouldn’t be a possibility down the road. Right now, just be patient, draw like a maniac, and have fun doing it.  Valerian Jefferson rabello replies: "Oh my goodness! Thank you for helping me! And by the way, I have started to work on that sort of thing; my newer few drawings will prove that. . ." | |
| 22 Jan 2011 | John R Farley Jr | Loading... Keep in mind that drawing people is all in the proportion. An adult is eight-heads tall. Meaning, a full grown adult is as tall as eight heads. A child is some six heads tall, meaning they are as tall as six of their heads. Babies are shorter, teens a little taller.
The shoulders are two heads wide, the face is as big as the hand from heel of palm to finger tip on middle finger. The eyes are one eye-width apart-- or one inch, and the nostrils always line up somewhere even with the pupils.
ON an adult, the head is egg-shaped. The eyes are right in the middle between the up and down. On a child, the eyes drop below the middle, making a bigger forehead.
The foot is as long as the forearm. Outstretched, the arms are as wide as the person is tall.
There are exceptions, but that’s the general rule. | |
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