How to Draw > How to Show Age and CharacterWhat a kindly, honest face, and intelligent head too, this elderly man has! He is the gardener, an artist himself.That's what I thought when I first wanted to draw him. 
I didn't try to flatter him, that would have spoilt the sketch. What I did was to pencil lightly the shapes of the features, and general shape of the head, measuring one with another, and so I found the expression was coming automatically. Then with the added details and some tone to help the effect of solidity, the strengthening of a line here and there, the sketch was finished. 
This lady has a fine head, a lively interest in life and a sense of humour. We talked while she sat and I drew. I find that helps to keep the model from becoming tired and stiff. Continue to Drawing Clothes HOW TO DRAW PEOPLE: Introduction to Drawing People Materials Needed to Draw People The Essentials of Drawing People Posing the Sitter for a Portrait Composition for a Portrait Lighting How to Draw Hands How to Show Age and Character Drawing Clothes How to Convey Emotions Using Planes to Render People Using Humor to Show Character Examples of Portraits: Mother Examples of Portraits: Brother Examples of Portraits: Little Brother Examples of Portraits: Uncle Drawing Groups of People Line Drawings of People Watercolors of People | |
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