Lifelike Portraits from Photographs - How to Draw Them
There is more than one technique to draw lifelike portraits from photographs. You can use a grid or you can simply look very carefully. Here I will demonstrate how to make portraits from photos that are quite realistic. We will use the lattice method. Maybe it is easier to learn how to draw realistic portraits with the grid technique, because it is more likely that you will start by drawing the face with correct proportions.. Long before some geniuses invented photography in the 1800s, artists have been using this method.. This is because the grid method is one of the best ways to create an accurate drawing.