portrait Marcel
so here is my first attempt at a portrait. I am doing these from photos, which is a little different for me. Actally its something I did a lot of in the past, and I sort of got bored of. I mean, if you develop your “copying” skills to a certain level, you get to the point you can draw anything as a copy from a 2D source. It doesnt matter what is on the picture, you just copy the shapes, the darks and lights. People think – “OH, I cant draw cats”… or some random thing, but its not the case if you have a picture and you can copy it.
What I think is interesting is undertanding things, their 3D shape, and then, how they exist in the world. Their mood, energy and their weight. Then you cant just copy a photo, you have to BE with the thing, or feel what it is like to be the thing. Thats when it all becomes fun. Then you can paint stuff that you cant photograph.
Anyways, in training, I am using photos, and its pretty fun.
