29 faces - 1, 2 and 3

Another new project on my list of New Things to Try! I recently stumbled upon a few blogs that mentioned a 29 Faces Challenge in February……... and fortunately I didn't have to wait too long since it was already January! But I did forget until yesterday and so I have to also tell you that I did all three of these faces in the one evening using a new technique that I also discovered in my blog hops.
No, I don't spend all my days on the internet, blog hopping and the like, but I do spend an hour each night (very late, ahem) just after I've done my own artsy stuff and just before I turn off the lights, reading my fave arty blogs and gaining inspiration and motivation. Of course, sometimes I do follow leads and links and then find all sorts of new ideas that I really must try……!!!

So, having 29 Faces in mind and having seen this method of drawing, I decided I'd give it a try using a YouTube tutorial. I used this one which was the first good one I came across and thought she did a great job of explaining the method. The blue man at the top was the first one I tried and its actually from a photo of my dad, although the only similarity are the blue of the eyes! The gorgeous rainbow woman was the second attempt and she was from a large picture of a model in a glossy magazine and I am very happy with how she turned out.

For this one on the left, I used another magazine pic which was only half a head and once again I'm happy with her. But the thin head on the right was my attempt to draw the corresponding side without having one to copy and it turned out rather lean and elongated! Oh well, I like three out of four so thats not too bad!

When I first saw this style of drawing I thought it would be quite difficult and while it does take some thinking about, and if you don't mind extra facial lines here and there, its not as hard as it looks. I really enjoyed the process and have plans to try a few more in the next few days - I'll keep you posted!!

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