Hello, I'm new to Artistforum and I'm also fairly new to art itself too. I've drawn a couple of portraits of people using various graphite pencils, but despite vaguely resembling the subjects, they don't look particularly lifelike. I've been told sketching people is incredibly difficult anyway, and only using black and white only makes things even harder. (Talk about jumping in at the deep end!)
Does anyone have any tips on portraits, using solely black and white as a medium, and possibly any background tips too? I've currently got my portraits on plain white backgrounds, so maybe adding something behind them may make them stand out a bit more?
Any help is appreciated,
Eric
Does anyone have any tips on portraits, using solely black and white as a medium, and possibly any background tips too? I've currently got my portraits on plain white backgrounds, so maybe adding something behind them may make them stand out a bit more?
Any help is appreciated,
Eric