Faces

There are as many ways of executing a drawn portrait as there are faces to be drawn.

In this selection of drawings you will see a range of styles and techniques being employed.

Carmen Segovia has used line and soft shading to zoom in on the contrast between this man's smallish eyes and his very full lips. the hat and the clothes are unfinished but give some clues about his ethnic origins which add character and personlity.

This charming self portrait by Cathy Johnson reminds me a little of  Leonardo da Vinci's drawings of young renaissance girls.

David Hockney has used pencil and a think ink  wash for this portrait. 

I really like this strong, graphic portrayal of an egg farmer. The whole face is framed by the jet black beard and the hat band.

Julian Opie's portraits are hing in the National Portrait Gallery in London. For eyes he always uses a single black dot. One of his most popular pieces of work was a Blur album cover.

Paolo Gaiviria has drawn an interesting background and included some bold text to complete this portrait 

Isn't this great! The bold shading and bright highlights really bring out the sunshine in this picture

Another Picasso portrait that shows again that less can be more.

So, unleash your personality and develop your own style of drawing for portraits.