Our face is one of the first things a person sees when they look at us. Our face is a big part of what makes ourselves "us". Different details in our face is what differentiates ourselves from others. This is why drawing faces can be very difficult. In Mark Kistler's book You Can Draw in 30 Days, Kistler shows how to capture emotions through drawing a face.
To start, Kistler says to "trace the beautiful face, forehead, cheek, and chin
with an S-curving line" (218).
Next, I drew an outline of the nose and the eyebrow.
Then I drew the eyes. As said in a previous post of mine, the eyes are what show the emotion and tone of the drawing. For my drawing, I decided to send out a sad and tired tone.
Kistler then says to outline the drawings hair with s-shaped wisps of hair (219).
I then drew the lips. Lip thickness and size depends on your preferences. To continue the tone of sadness, I pointed the lips slightly downward.
Lastly, I shaded in shadows that are cast on her face.
Drawing this wasn't as hard as I expected it to be. I learned that by drawing details of the face differently, for example, drawing the lips slightly upward or downward, the artist can portray different emotions through the drawing. Do you think that drawing can reveal different emotions? Do you think there is a better way to reveal different tones through a piece of art?
Kistler, Mark. You Can Draw in 30 Days: The Fun, Easy Way to Learn to Draw in One Month or Less. Cambridge, MA: Da Capo, 2011. Print.
Hi Kaitlyn,
ReplyDeleteI really liked your post! Great job! To answer your question, I think using different types of lines and shadings can reveal different emotions. For example, as you said, when you were drawing sad person, to draw lips you drew them a little bit downwards. So I think different types of lines can affect the mood of an art piece. Shading is also very important, it can show more detail to the picture and tell a story of that picture. For example, as I look at your shadings in your picture I can tell that this person is poor and sad. The way you drew her hair tells me she is poor. (I am not sure if I am right, but this is how I see your picture). Thank you for your post! I learned how to observe an art piece to see the story/ emotions. Thank you :)
Hi Elvira! thanks for commenting! i completely agree with you. I also feel that different people see different things through a drawing. For example how you thought that the hair in the drawing indicated that she was poor whereas someone else can see it indicates another aspect.
DeleteI have such a hard time with faces. When I draw faces they either look exactly like the person or nothing at all. I think drawing can express emotion. I think all art is expressing emotion, emption can come In colors and simple details. That's why I personally love art. Did you go off a picture or was this by mind? It's impressive! Good post!
ReplyDeleteHi Bonnie! thanks for commenting! I completely agree with you. To answer your question, I went off of a picture, but i did a few things differently, for example i made the head a little more oval shaped than the one in the picture.
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