Portrait drawings part 1: The Aidaning
I mentioned earlier that I got back into drawing finally, and that one of the main reasons is my obsession with Aidan Turner's face. So I uh... might have drawn him a few times (and still have a few pictures I wanna draw). >__> I'm okay with giving in to my obsession though, because his face is very good practice for a few things I struggle with. I have a hard time with eyebrows, and his are pretty hefty. And drawing curly hair is also something I needed to practice, and his hair is pretty damn curly. :')
Anyway...
Here's the first Aidan portrait I did. By that time it had been about a year ago since I drew my last portrait, so I was pretty damn rusty. :')
(For all the drawings, click on the picture to see a bigger version)
The next picture I drew is one that I adore, and is from a Being Human promo shoot where the cast is in a bed under some blankets, and Aidan's hair is just all over the place.
Next I went for a picture of aidan from a photoshoot that I really liked.
I then got an idea for one of Aidan's characters, Mitchell from Being Human. For those who don't know, Being Human is about a vampire (Aidan), a werewolf (Russell Tovey) and a ghost (Lenora Crichlow) living together in a house, and trying to live among the humans. I especially love the relationship between George (the werewolf) and Mitchell (the vampire), and I wanted to draw them together.
George: You remember when we met? I was being attacked but you saved me and you told me I had to get away and then I said, "and then what?" I have this thing hanging about me that I can't leave behind, so my life will always be "And then what?"
Mitchell: But there was this.
George: What?
Mitchell: You thought there'd be nothing but there was this. There was the house, you and me. There was Annie.
George: It wasn't human though, was it?
Mitchell: No, George. It was never going to be that.
S1E6 - Bad Moon Rising
*all the cries* They're such sad puppies in that scene. T__T
ANYWAY
That same day I also finished a Mitchell sketch I had started a year ago but just never got around to finishing.
And last but not least... Aidan played the dwarf Kili in the Hobbit, and I really wanted to draw him and his brother Fili (played by Dean O'Gorman). I thought this would be a little easier as Kili has straight hair, but I forgot that Kili is a wildchild and his hair is just all over the place, so it was still a challenge XD
I'm very glad I can see some improvement with every portrait I manage to finish. Funnily enough, the way I draw a portrait has also changed. I used to set up a quick sketch, and then start at the top and work my way down. Now I set up, and just start layering. I'm basically working all over, and not section by section. I like this way of working a lot more, I've noticed. :)
Also, for some 'in progress' pictures, check out my Instagram. :)
I've also drawn some portraits of people who are not Aidan (:P), and I'll post those tomorrow, probably.
<3
Anyway...
Here's the first Aidan portrait I did. By that time it had been about a year ago since I drew my last portrait, so I was pretty damn rusty. :')
(For all the drawings, click on the picture to see a bigger version)
The next picture I drew is one that I adore, and is from a Being Human promo shoot where the cast is in a bed under some blankets, and Aidan's hair is just all over the place.
Next I went for a picture of aidan from a photoshoot that I really liked.
I then got an idea for one of Aidan's characters, Mitchell from Being Human. For those who don't know, Being Human is about a vampire (Aidan), a werewolf (Russell Tovey) and a ghost (Lenora Crichlow) living together in a house, and trying to live among the humans. I especially love the relationship between George (the werewolf) and Mitchell (the vampire), and I wanted to draw them together.
George: You remember when we met? I was being attacked but you saved me and you told me I had to get away and then I said, "and then what?" I have this thing hanging about me that I can't leave behind, so my life will always be "And then what?"
Mitchell: But there was this.
George: What?
Mitchell: You thought there'd be nothing but there was this. There was the house, you and me. There was Annie.
George: It wasn't human though, was it?
Mitchell: No, George. It was never going to be that.
S1E6 - Bad Moon Rising
*all the cries* They're such sad puppies in that scene. T__T
ANYWAY
That same day I also finished a Mitchell sketch I had started a year ago but just never got around to finishing.
And last but not least... Aidan played the dwarf Kili in the Hobbit, and I really wanted to draw him and his brother Fili (played by Dean O'Gorman). I thought this would be a little easier as Kili has straight hair, but I forgot that Kili is a wildchild and his hair is just all over the place, so it was still a challenge XD
I'm very glad I can see some improvement with every portrait I manage to finish. Funnily enough, the way I draw a portrait has also changed. I used to set up a quick sketch, and then start at the top and work my way down. Now I set up, and just start layering. I'm basically working all over, and not section by section. I like this way of working a lot more, I've noticed. :)
Also, for some 'in progress' pictures, check out my Instagram. :)
I've also drawn some portraits of people who are not Aidan (:P), and I'll post those tomorrow, probably.
<3