One of my biggest art weaknesses is drawing people. I have tried my entire life and have never been successful. I made some journal pages about things I want to learn and it was number one on my list. So the last couple days I have devoted my creative time to drawing faces. I started out using magazine ads and tracing paper, just so I could get the flow of the lines.
Today I graduated... to using no tracing paper. And this is what I have:
OK... So I completely know that they are not masterpieces in anyway, but I am extremely proud of them! I am getting WAY better. My previous face drawings were horrid. I am the most proud of the last one... I feel that it is the best one.
I am also really proud of myself for stepping out of the box, taking a risk, allowing myself to fail, and working through it. This was a big step for me. I am a typical Virgo, a perfectionist, who cannot stand for anything I create/do be less than perfect. Not because I worry about what others will think, but because I am my biggest critic. It has to be perfect to me... I could care less if anyone else likes it.
Long story short, the time I devoted to practicing was well spent. I had to fail and fail a lot. I had to work through the pieces that I wanted to crumble. I had to erase and erase some more. But in the end, I grew. Not only as an artist, but as a person. What is something that you need to work on? Is there 1 thing that you have never been able to create? Have you taken the time to work at it?
Two of the faces I drew above were inspired by ads of 2 very famous celebrities... by any chance can you guess who???? Let's see if I drew them well enough for you to identify who they are :)... If you can't, my feelings will not be hurt at all. This is all in good fun. Until then, I am going to keep working at drawing faces, and I hope that you have been inspired to work through something you struggle with. Glad to be back!
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