Marilyn Monroe

Portrait #8

      I like to draw women with glamour, and Marilyn Monroe was one of the most celebrated figures in 19th-cemtury American cinema. She has such an iconic look, like her sleepy-looking eyes and thin, arched brows (not to mention the infamous beauty mark). As always, the nose was a struggle. Her eyes were challenging as well, but I think they turned out okay in the end (the emphasis in the crevices of her eyelids paid off). I always find it the hardest to proportion the facial features out evenly, but I'm glad that my portrait is recognizable as Marilyn at least.  

Marie Antoinette

Portrait #6

      I've always been fascinated by the style of the French noblewomen, especially that of Marie Antoinette. I also missed drawing freestyle after drawing five reference portraits in a row. I haven't drawn a sideview portrait in a while, and I also wanted to draw something antique and fancy (with lots of laces and frills). I think I did a pretty good job with her nose. I think that next time, I have to focus on proportions, since I couldn't even fit her whole head on the paper.  

Steve Jobs

Portrait #5

      Last night, my mom and I went to the movie theater to watch "Steve Jobs." I was really touched by the movie, and I read all about his life that night. The movie inspired me to draw his portrait. This is the best hand that I have realistically drawn so far, and I hope I improve even more. Even though my portrait makes him look much older (almost like Santa Claus) and angrier, I'm still proud of that hand I drew. 

Sharbat

Portrait #4

      I think this one is my favorite out of the four portraits I've drawn so far. This is a portrait of the the infamous "Afghan Girl" (her name was later revealed to be Sharbat, over a decade after the photograph was taken) from the 1985 National Geographic cover. Her striking green eyes captivated my heart, and I think that's why I chose to draw her face. My drawing makes her look a lot older than her face in the photograph (and her lips do not line up with her nose, I noticed), but I still had fun drawing her because I had never drawn an Afghan girl before, not to mention the blemished skin and tattered clothing. It amazed me how a girl could look so beautiful in imperfect skin and ragged fabric. 

   

John Tyler

Portrait #3

      This is awkward because I actually tried to draw Dylan O'Brien, but he ended up looking more like John Tyler. He doesn't even seem too close to John Tyler since I was initially drawing Dylan O'Brien's brows, nose, and lips. This was interesting since I don't normally draw anything other than white females. I feel that if I ever end up drawing men, I make very thick brows. And I've never drawn any pictures from the 1800's, so this was all very new to me. 

Self-Portrait

                          

Portrait #2

   



















      Instead of drawing whatever was on my mind, I decided to take a selfie and draw it from a reference. This drawing felt different from "Amber Heard" because I had to draw wrinkles around my lips and the shape of my nose had to be realistic with nostrils and all. But, this portrait looks cartoonish rather than realistic to me. For example, I drew my eyes much bigger than they look in real life. Also, I realized that I didn't have any folds in my eyelids or a whole lot of eyelashes while drawing myself. I haven't drawn a self-portrait since four years ago, so this was quite eye-opening and fun. 

Amber Heard

Portrait #1

      Whenever I draw, I always end up drawing an attractive white female. Initially, I wasn't thinking of Amber Heard when I started drawing this picture. But after I was done, her face came into my mind. I like to draw long hair, big eyes, well-define brows, and a sharp jawline. I think that's because I see celebrities with those features all the time in the media. Since this is only my first portrait, I can already tell that her posture is awkward and her facial features are not proportional. I hope my future drawings will come with improvements in those areas.