Challenge 7 - DW Interests (CSI:NY)

[sexycazzy]

Title: Two Detectives
Artist: sexycazzy
Rating: PG
Fandom: CSI:NY
Characters/Pairings: Don Flack & Mac Taylor
Content Notes: digital drawing & my 5th DW Interest which was CSI:NY! Not exactly happy with this picture especially the faces - I am not very good at drawing faces!

Comments

[mific]

I like the colours and their typically CSI poses - standing around examining the evidence and discussing it. :)

[sexycazzy]

Thank you! :)

[amberdreams]

If you want to get in practice at drawing faces using digital drawing, why not draw over photo references? You might feel like it's cheating, but it's really useful for training your hand eye coordination, and training your brain to really 'see' the features.
Also there are some really good tutorials on Youtube for how to draw each different facial feature - what to look for and what to avoid.

[goss]

If you want to get in practice at drawing faces using digital drawing, why not draw over photo references

I agree with Amber! Tracing lines from references could be a good way to get a feel for the angles and planes of the human face and body.

Think of it like tracing the alphabet on dotted lines as a kid, before writing on your own. Nothing wrong with it as a practice method, until you get a feel for the motions. :)

[sexycazzy]

I've done the overtracing thing with this drawing but my weakness always has been face shapes!

Thank you for the suggestion, although! :-)

[goss]

CSI! Cool. The poses came out pretty good, especially in terms of body proportion. :)

But I can see why you weren't 100% happy with the faces. Those can be challenging, they always take me the longest to get right, especially the noses. If you find step-by-step videos helpful, here's a pretty good one with tips for drawing faces at various angles, and another for tips on drawing noses.

Great to see you taking part in all these challenges. \o/

[sexycazzy]

OMG - thank you for the link to the drawing faces thing as this has helped me a lot, see my recent post to see the changes in face shapes. I will work on the other features of the face another time, maybe with a new drawing.

It has really helped me so thank you once again!

And thank you on the body proportion - I'm fairly good at drawing bodies but not the faces!!!! lol