Have you ever tried drawing yourself without a mirror? I did. It is the weirdest thing. You'd think you'd know your own face well enough to be able to draw it flawlessly, but my memory has obviously left me in the lurch. I tried to draw a self portrait every day the last four days in a row to see how close I could get.
Friday
Ok this looks a lot like me. I wear my hair up all the time and it's always stringy no matter how often I shower, so that was easy. Wow, I sure look perky!
Saturday
I got a little cocky after yesterday's almost perfect self-portrait. This time, I tried to draw the entire portrait with a single continuous line. End result: I don't know who this is, but it is NOT me.
Sunday
Trying one with my hair down... Is it me, or is it Steven Tyler?
Monday
Trying one with a hand to sneakily obscure the rest of my features so I wouldn't have to draw them... failed attempt.
Conclusion: I found that it is friggin impossible to draw myself without a mirror and have it look anything like me, except maybe on a Friday.
i think your drawings are wonderful! also, i find it personally better to not look in the mirror, cause then all my self portraits look like angelina jolie which makes me happy! who needs a mirror with an imagination like mine! xo
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