Practice Makes Perfect

 
 

The way I usually practice doing portraits is to take a photo and draw from that resource. I am bound and determined to not just copy from a photo, but to get that persons personality and feeling on canvas. Before I moved I would spend from 3 to 6 hours a day practicing. Hopefully, I can get back to my routine again. I really need to practice on a live model. Just a little nervous about trying that one out. We shall see!
On the two that I just finished and posted the only thing I would do different would be to make the hair darker on the drawing of the couple, and to add a few lines around the face to accent their features.