This drawing was an example of practicing portraiture – learning proportion and scale of facial features. This was my first portrait drawing, and my classmate Shugo is the subject. To begin this drawing, I started with a line drawing which was first general, then made specific with more intense observation of my subject. After I had the basic line drawing/outline of his face, I made a few adjustments to make it appear more realistic such as defining the eye shape, adjusting the nose shape, and finding where the shadows/highlights were on his face according to his skeletal structure. I began adding shading to the entire face, and erased or darkened highlights and shadows. The lighting conditions were diffused so light wasn’t casting on any specific area of his face. After doing 2 more portraits, I feel as though this one is unfinished since the neck is left bare and some areas lack enough value or detail.
