7 Common Mistakes To AVOID When Drawing Portraits

[@jeanlanz2344]

Excellent tutorial. Thank you for sharing your expertise! God bless you.

[@tammylong111]

Great tutorial! Thanks for sharing this valuable information.

[@LanaGloschatArt]

You are so welcome! Thanks for watching! What was your biggest take away?

[@tammylong111]

@@LanaGloschatArt I'm a complete novice at drawing and I started learning to draw portraits at 51yrs old...so I have a lot to learn. My biggest take away was focusing more on a 3d structural head than starting right away on details, like pupils, eyelashes, etc. Also, concentrating on values right away while drawing. I have been saving my "shading" for last.

[@wearym1810]

Thank you, Lana, you are great teacher

[@LanaGloschatArt]

Aww thanks so much!

[@jeanlanz2344]

1. Skipping the planning phase 2. Starting with features rather than a 3D model of head. Lumis method 3. Being too emotionally attached to first layer. Correct and edit wth a critical eye. 4. Ignoring shadow shapes. Make sure structure and framework are in right places. 5. Spending too much time rendering details rather than focusing on facial structure and geometry. 6. Being unwilling to fix mistakes when you notice them. 7. Not practicing enough.

[@susandahl2870]

Hi Lana. Your link to your courses isn't working.

[@LanaGloschatArt]

Thanks for letting me know. I have made some website changes lately so that’s probably why. I will look into it!

[@susandahl2870]

@@LanaGloschatArt you're welcome. I just sent you a message via your website so you can ignore that one

[@colincannings7946]

hi, so your starting point is using the Loomis method.

[@LanaGloschatArt]

Yes! It’s mostly the Loomis method, with a couple tweaks and personal adjustments I have made to the method over the years.

[@carmenzaldivar4393]

I'm guilty on that. It is good enough!. .No. is NOT...

[@LanaGloschatArt]

Ha ha 😂 we all are sometimes. It happens less and less as we build up our attention span