Hmmm…can’t find any photos, must all be on my other machine.
Anyways, just thought I’d drop it to check that you know that there are heaps of books available (presumably at most libraries) specifically for life drawing practice?
I recall one particularly good one that had multiple pics of the same pose, all taken at different angles. I’ll remember the name of it eventually…
Enjoy the drawing - you’ve given me the urge to get back in to it now!
Ooh! I want a crappy portrait. You have a choice of bedhead, shaggy head, or all dolled up.
I cut my hair, so the pixie cut is more recent. Choose whichever you think you can make crappier (or better, whatever you’re aiming for.) I wish I could draw.
Monkey Chews, here is you, with a haircut best described as “interesting”.
Oooooh! I love your crappy portraits! They lack crappiness!
And I want in on it. My picture is in my sig. I will wait impatiently. My husband loves them so far, and wants to see me. Well… in his words:
He: “Tell the Jumping Noodle person to do yours! I wanna see!”
Me: “FlyingRamenMonster.”
He: “Top Ramen Beast, that’s what I said. She’s good.”
If he continues to misbehave, I could dig up that picture of him a cheerleading outfit for you.
Aaaaand I messed up my sig, as usual. Here it be.
These portraits are not crappy at all! They’re awesome!
And if by any chance you still feel like drawing by the time you get to mine… here’s me:
http://rinni.iputthedotinthe.com/hatsorting/hatsorting3.jpg
Look, there’s even neck! Strange contorted neck!
(And my hair’s not short - it’s just tied back, if that helps any!)
Yeah, I’m trying to find a good book to buy, but all I’ve seen so far is Gray’s Anatomy, which is a fine medical reference but kind of useless for drawing. Besides, this is more fun 
Tee hee. The evil in me wants to ask you to do it anyway. As for the lacking crappiness bit, you say that now, but you’ve only seen two pictures. If you want to see crappy all you have to do is stay tuned, believe me 
The book I’m thinking had photos and photos of nudes. With skin on, rather than the boney delights of Gray’s
what’s that? the ramen monster wants to draw my bony delight?
(wow, i can’t believe i got to be the first to say this)
You’ll never get to me, I’m sure, but I can’t wait to see everyone else’s! Here’s two to choose from.
As proof I was neither lying nor spouting false modesty when I said “crappy”, here is JimSox5’s picture.
(What gives? Well they look good for as long as I stick to things I’m good at. I’ll leave the rest of the complex reasoning up to you.)
I wish I could draw me that well.
I’ll give you some options: Me on Halloween, or playing the guitar.
Here is today’s picture :3
Yoko Ono, is that you? 
Sorry for the lack of pictures, I was busy, then tired, then unmotivated, then motivated by monetary gain, then selectively forgetful, etc. The portrait project is back on track!
Aesiron, I drew yours a while ago but never got around to scanning it >_>
Tengu’s portrait is an animated oekaki at oekakicentral.com.
If the Flying Spaghetti Monster is God, does that make you Jesus?
Anyway, you might want to check out the book Drawing On The Right Side Of The Brain. The main thesis is that anyone can learn how to draw with some proficiency, if only you learn how to see things differently. A lot of people don’t draw the thing they are looking at, but instead a symbolic representation from memory. For example, a common way to draw cheese is as a wedge with holes in it, even though not that many cheeses have holes, and a lot of store brands come in blocks instead.
One trick to drawing from an existing picture is to turn the picture upside down. This prevents you from automatically conjuring your predefined symbols for “nose”, “eyes”, “mouth”, etc. and instead see the actual contours and shadings in the picture.
Yeah, you’re never going to get around to drawing me but in the spirit of hopefulness…me.
While you have enough non-paying commissions already to see you through graduation properly I’ll nevertheless posit your choice of these or this or here (click on thumbnail). Nothing too fancy, please, just maybe a 6 x 12 foot oil on linoleum number that I can hang on my wall, and remember that the camera adds 70 lbs that the artist can take off.
Thank goodness you’re still working this thread, FlyingRamenMonster. I really enjoy the drawings you’re doing.
