r/GraphiteArt

I draw sketches and my original universe and characters

It's still in the process. Thought of posting as an encouragement to finish it. 🙂

Portrait of figure 32 from Ahmed Aldoori's 100 heads challenge

Yıl 2022

My all time favorite drawing!

Hi! I'm trying to do a graphite portrait of my grandparents' wedding picture. I've done two preliminary sketches of my grandfather (I posted the better of the two) and it's nothing like him, but I can't define to myself exactly why. I mean, I'm not the best artist in the world, but usually when I draw someone from a photo reference they're at least roughly recognizable! If I could get another pair of eyes to tell me what proportions or features are off or what details would make it more like him, I would REALLY appreciate it! Thanks so much!

I recently tried my hand at graphite portraits, had a fun time doing them, but with my OCD leaned more into realism? I read something that said realistic portraits could be achieved with photos. So why do it? Is this art??

This took me 8-10 hours I don’t remember. Feeling down 😬🙃 (pic of my husband– who’s biased and thinks I should pursue it)