I always intend to practice sketching more than I do. I belong to a closed Facebook group where we encourage each other to do just that.
While wasting time on the internet over the weekend I found that there was an international art challenge going on for the month of February to draw faces. Now that's a challenge, as anyone knows that has tried to draw faces.
So, I posted the challenge to the Facebook group and some of us decided to go for it. It's only embarrassing if I let it be embarrassing, right?
So, here's my first go. I drew from a photo of my Mom that was taken at my younger brothers' wedding. Suffice it to say she's much prettier than this sketch would suggest, but I'm happy with it as a first go. My critique is that she's more feminine in the photo and less angular.
I think I'll try again at the end of the month to see if the sketching practice actually improves!
Please join me as I attempt to improve my face sketching skills!