I know sketches of family/friends/pets aren't going to get as many clicks as sketches of johnny depp wearing a captain jack costume, but they will mean more to you later, and the sooner you can start taking your own photos/reference images, the sooner you will develop your 'voice/style' as an artist. Because those sketches DO mean something to me. I actually threw them in the trash not too long ago.īut the drawings I did of family and friends, during that same time period, I kept. They were learning exercises and nothing more. But as I grew older, those drawings became meaningless to me.
Like you, I made sketches of famous people when I was young. Drawing from photos is a great learning tool and if you take your own photos, you can keep doing it as a professional.īut the sooner you can start drawing from your own photos, or drawing from real life, or your imagination, the better.for several reasons.
