The reason I drew my sister is because she is and always has been a huge role model and inspiration in my life. She has always been someone I can go and talk to. I thought she would love it if I drew her, so I did.
Throughout the process, my ideas have evolved immensely. At first I thought I was going to draw a different photo of her, then I thought I would draw her four times using different techniques, then I thought I would draw a photo of her from her youth. All of these ideas would’ve been too time consuming, and I wouldn’t have been able to finish in time of the deadline. I am pretty satisfied with how my finished result turned out, and have achieved all my goals.
Three things I wish I had done differently is the hair, shading, and eyebrows. Hair because I don’t think it resembles her hair in the original photo and in real life. Shading because I feel as though her skin is very pale, and I could’ve added more shading to pull through more detail and skin tone. Eyebrows because, again, I don’t feel as though they represent her eyebrows in the original photo and in real life. I could have made them more defined and arched.
Three things I am satisfied with is her face shape, eyes, and her bracelets. Face shape because I feel like it looks similar to her face shape in real life; round with defined bone structure. Eyes because they add life to the photo and are generally symmetrical. I feel I did well with her camp bracelets because they are very detailed and are very important to her, so I did not want to mess that part up.
From this experience, I learned to be more careful with drawing skin. At some points in this project her face looked uneven because there were smudges all over the place. I also learned to not over-do anything. This is because many times I overdid some parts of the face, leading it to look a little too bold. But generally, I learned to trust the process and stick to the schedule.
