September 2014, Face #6 and #7

I found a little free time last night, and while I watched a movie, I also got faces #6 and #7 done.
These faces are personal, I had been trying to draw them for over three years. The guide photo is of my grandparents, just before my grandfather went into heart surgery, it turned out to be the last photo of them together.
I wanted to  draw it for his memorial, but couldn't bring myself to do it, his death was still too fresh.
So, almost four years later, here it is...

September 2014, Face #4

I didn't want to map out this face, I just wanted to put my pencil (charcoal) to paper and create something.

I started with her eyes and after the initial sketch I moved on to her nose and mouth. I added more detail as I went along, shading and  blending. She turned out pretty cool.

Face #4....

September 2014 Face #2

This challenge you will see a lot of elderly people, I love drawing wrinkles for some reason, and absolutely love the character that they give a face.

The face....

Off to get more faces done, I hoping to get a few done a head of time so I have back up for a busy day.

29 Faces 2014! Face #1

Welcome to a new year! So far 2014 had been busy and exciting for me, hopefully it will continue to do so.

29 Faces helped me out so much last year, I had always doodled on note books and dabbled in watercolors but I had never really taken my art seriously or pursued  it. Last year, thanks to 29 faces, I completed an entire sketch book for the first time in my life. Looking back I can see the progress I've made and it is incredible.  I am pumped for this month of 29 faces and I hope you are too!

Face #1

The old woman

I confess I did her in the beginning of January, but I found her fitting to be face #1 as she was the first piece of art I did in 2014. It took me three days, I was sick with that nasty H1N1 bug and worked on her when the fever died down during the day between naps. At first I though her eyes were off and looking back at the picture I used as a guide I can tell I missed a few details but all in all her eyes are not that off...

I fell in love with her hand the moment I saw this picture, and there is just something about her face that captures me.

This month I'm going to  work on different angles of the face  and details (like eyes). Most of the photos I've saved for a guide are black and white with lots of shadows for me to play with but if I get board or adventurous I'll break out the paints :)

Let the flurry of faces begin!