Tips and Tricks: Portrait drawing #5 (contd...)

21 - When drawing or painting two people in a portrait always have one person higher than the other and when drawing three people always have the person in the middle a little higher than the two outside.

22 - When drawing a portrait don't concentrate too much on a likeness, just concentrate on structure of the face and a likeness will come.

23 - The best angle for a portrait is a three quarter view, that is in between a profile (side view) and a straight on view.

24 - Unless your drawing or painting a full portrait its best to leave the background simple or with no background at all.
25 - If your drawing or painting a dog remember that the dog's nose protrudes more than the rest of the face so use your strongest darks, lights and colors there.

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