Art John Hayes Art John Hayes

Live Portrait Model

Drawing a two-dimensional portrait out of a book is tough, but a three-dimensional model is even more challenging.

You have the left brain interfering and dictating what you should see and draw, and your right brain trying to draw what you see. Putting all the learnings into practice is challenging. Therefore, this is a learned skill, not a God-given talent you have or don’t have.

It is tough, but I am continuing to work through it. I think I have made a 1% improvement from yesterday’s drawing to today.


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Art John Hayes Art John Hayes

Alpaca

I received this alpaca as a gift, sitting on my desk. A simple structure with a furry body, head with two angles (ears), and four legs.

I was trying to get the legs to body proportion correct. Simple but requiring focus and attention.


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