Are my eyebrows really that bushy? And my lashes so luscious and long? Apparently so...
When I first started drawing I had heard differing opinions about where to draw from real life or from a photo.
All of my recent drawings over the past year are drawn from a reference photo.
A number of years ago I did a couple of real life drawings - my hand holding a pencil or a spoon, a self-portrait by looking in a mirror, etc. I found it difficult with the subject (or me) moving slightly here or there. At the same time I thought it would be either cheating or copping out by drawing from a refernece photo.
I guess now I would still like to be able to draw from life, but I feel like reference drawing is a way to hone my skills with the knowledge that my subject will be in exactly the same place as when I last looked at it.
I love the detail that you can acheive in a drawing. Note the shadow of the eyelashes on the eye, the faint veins and the slight gradient in the shine near the pupil.
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