Tuesday, 27 April 2021

Week 23: Virtual tour: The National Portrait Gallery

This was the first time after a while that I used colour in my work, so it was quite fun. There were a few issues though, in terms of proportions. I managed to fix them, but I recognize I could have done better.  

This was the reference image:

I started by blocking out the proportions. Looking back, I think the problems started from here, since the tilt of the head doesn’t seem quite right.

I then drew the face:

And started shading:

This was the drawing before feedback:

The lines around the eyes and nose were too harsh and the shading looked unfinished, or too flat in some areas. There was too much white in the eyes so I added the little space in the corner of the eye and shaded it a bit more. Also, the eyes are a bit too different and too far apart. This would have been hard to rub out, so I had to bring it closer in Photoshop. The clothes needed a bit more detail too. 

This is the final work:



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