Comments on: Why is Drawing Children so Difficult? https://vitruvianstudio.com/blog/why-is-drawing-children-difficult/ Art Instruction for Beginners and Professionals Mon, 28 Jan 2019 16:06:40 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 By: David Jamieson https://vitruvianstudio.com/blog/why-is-drawing-children-difficult/#comment-195732 Mon, 28 Jan 2019 16:06:40 +0000 https://vitruvianstudio.com/?p=13758#comment-195732 In reply to Jerry.

Thanks, Jerry. I’m glad you found it helpful πŸ™‚

]]> By: Jerry https://vitruvianstudio.com/blog/why-is-drawing-children-difficult/#comment-195662 Mon, 28 Jan 2019 03:20:13 +0000 https://vitruvianstudio.com/?p=13758#comment-195662 Ive drawn for most of my life basically for relaxation and enjoyment. When I came across your wonderful pencil drawings on youtube I was literally blown away. God has blessed you with unreal talent. Thank you sincerely for sharing it with us.

After seeing your work, I have picked up my pencil and began to sketch again someday I hope to be as accomplished as you but I won’t hold my breath.

Regards, a big fan :8)

]]> By: Deke Brown https://vitruvianstudio.com/blog/why-is-drawing-children-difficult/#comment-139137 Sun, 06 Dec 2015 05:49:54 +0000 https://vitruvianstudio.com/?p=13758#comment-139137 After trying it many times, I avoid drawing or painting children. I don’t particularly like drawing or painting women for similar reasons. I think the difficulty arises from (as you point out) the subtlety of landmarks but there is another, somewhat related factor: shadows that define form change and develop very slowly across the major expanses of the face. Even if you get the transitions correct, it’s easy for the skin to look plastic. Some of this can be addressed in oil paint by effective use of glazing but I’ve not found a way to accomplish this with graphite or even vine charcoal. The absolute worse thing for any portrait is to have to work from a snapshot or an open mouth grin; these are both common problems for available reference images of children. I’ll stick to old men, dogs, and horses.

Question how do you develop your underlying line drawing?

]]> By: David Jamieson https://vitruvianstudio.com/blog/why-is-drawing-children-difficult/#comment-124357 Sat, 06 Jun 2015 13:59:18 +0000 https://vitruvianstudio.com/?p=13758#comment-124357 In reply to Suraj Suvarna.

When it’s ready, Suraj πŸ™‚

]]> By: Suraj Suvarna https://vitruvianstudio.com/blog/why-is-drawing-children-difficult/#comment-124354 Sat, 06 Jun 2015 09:07:50 +0000 https://vitruvianstudio.com/?p=13758#comment-124354 when is β€œStatic” – Portrait Drawing of a Child part 5 ?

]]> By: Suraj Suvarna https://vitruvianstudio.com/blog/why-is-drawing-children-difficult/#comment-124172 Wed, 03 Jun 2015 06:43:16 +0000 https://vitruvianstudio.com/?p=13758#comment-124172 In reply to David Jamieson.

now what about part 5 πŸ™‚
eargerly waiting

]]> By: Beth https://vitruvianstudio.com/blog/why-is-drawing-children-difficult/#comment-124052 Fri, 29 May 2015 20:40:49 +0000 https://vitruvianstudio.com/?p=13758#comment-124052 When I saw the YouTube segments, I thought your subject looked like Mindy and wondered if this was based on a past photo or someone related to her. Now I see that this is her niece, and I guess that you are doing brilliantly with the portrait. It looks fantastic.

]]> By: David Jamieson https://vitruvianstudio.com/blog/why-is-drawing-children-difficult/#comment-123921 Mon, 25 May 2015 14:02:50 +0000 https://vitruvianstudio.com/?p=13758#comment-123921 In reply to Suraj Suvarna.

Suraj, it will be released this week. Sorry for the delay!

]]> By: Suraj Suvarna https://vitruvianstudio.com/blog/why-is-drawing-children-difficult/#comment-123916 Mon, 25 May 2015 12:35:15 +0000 https://vitruvianstudio.com/?p=13758#comment-123916 when will “Static” – Portrait Drawing of a Child part 4 , publish on youtube??

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