Superman: Struggle

I’m honestly not liking any of these drawings. I know I can do better but it is a struggle to get a likeness while keeping spontaneity.

I could blame the photos because they are from the web and of really low quality but I know that if I had the experience with heads that I want I could use what I see and make up the rest.

Don’t get me wrong though, I’m loving this and I can’t wait to start again tomorrow. I’ve found something that is really stretching my abilities and I must do better. Practice practice practice.

What went well?

The drawing is well done in some places.

What didn’t go so well?

The likeness is not there and I’m lacking confidence in my drawing so it is looking stilted and stiff.

What did I learn?

I just need to keep working and keep trying things until I find what works even if I have to do 100 of these drawings.

Session Details

Session: 2561
Work: 1640
Width: 14
Height: 18
Medium: Charcoal
Art Time: 2 hrs

Figure, From Photograph

Chris Beaven

I'm an artist on a mission to do at least 30 minutes of art every single day for the rest of my life and track that progress on my website for all to see. I'm past the 10 year mark and I'm still going strong. Now it's time to give back and help other artists create a life long habit of creating.