Sherman’s 100 day portrait challenge

[Sherman Barber]

Thank you, JJ!

[Sherman Barber]

Number 12 is done in about 36 minutes. I need to be more careful with symmetry still.

[Sherman Barber]

[Joshua Jacobo]

Improvement! I think you tend to treat the eyes as if they are front on even if the head is tilting up or down. Check whether the top of the ears are lower or higher than the eyebrows. If the ears are higher, we are looking down at the head. Draw all the features accordingly. Even subtle tilts we are very sensitive to as viewers.

• This reply was modified 3 years, 11 months ago by Joshua Jacobo.

[PaulDidier]

You seem to be improving steadily. Nice to see such progress!

[Sherman Barber]

Thanks Paul. Ihad a rough day today. Did not think that I would get this done today. But here is sketch 13 finished just before midnight.

[Sherman Barber]

[Sherman Barber]

Joshua Jacobo, thanks for your feedback. Those more of the ares that I am trying to improve. I probably don’t spend enough time double-checking everything when I’m trying to finish in 30 minutes.

[Sherman Barber]

I’m feeling much better today but I think my sketch today is hurting! Oh well, we learn from the bad maybe better than from the good times. 14 down.

[Sherman Barber]

[Lucas a.k.a “Roams”]

hey sherman, These are lookin pretty decent. i know exactly what you mean with the double checking though, im exactly the same xD. keep at it!

[PaulDidier]

Nice Sherman. Steady improvement. I especially like day 13.

Have you tried looking at your work, (and subject), in a mirror as you draw? You’ll be amazed at how you will see things out of alignment or incorrectly drawn.

[Sherman Barber]

PaulDidier, I have heard that but haven’t tried it. When I take a photo with my phone I can usually see the mistakes.
Here’s number 15. I’ve got a lot to learn.

[Sherman Barber]

[Sherman Barber]

Sketch 16 was 60 minutes. Way off my 30 minutes goal but I finished a sketch.

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