What gives you the inspiration to try something new?

Is it watching someone do something incredible or fascinating?

Or, maybe it's looking at something already created that you find interesting or amazing. You see it and think, "Wow, I'd love to be able to do that!"

Whether it is learning how to do something new or trying to make something new, most people get the desire to learn a new skill after seeing it done, or modeled, by someone else.

When it comes to drawing people, most people who do not draw that often get inspired to take up the habit after seeing the works of other people.

MAKE CAREFUL OBSERVATIONS

IDENTIFY TECHNIQUES THE ARTISTS USED

NOTE WHAT YOU WANT TO REPLICATE AND WHAT YOU WANT TO AVOID

COMPARE TO WHAT YOU ALREADY DO - YOUR CURRENT STYLE AND ABILITIES

LIST OF CURRENT GALLERIES WITH LINKS TO POSTS

Watch and Learn

At the beginning stages of learning how to draw, hone your powers of observation. Watch how people look when they are moving and when they are still. Be aware of the nuances of their movements, the changes in their faces and bodies, how they hold their hands, how they cross their legs, how their feet and arms appear when they are walking, reading, gesturing or eating, etc. Be mindful of the details.

To help guide you on how to illustrate people, drawings made by both beginner and experienced artists can be especially useful and informative, so use them whenever you can. Read books on portraiture and figure illustration, study paintings and sketches by other artists and apply what you have learned to your own drawing. Look for technique, positioning, perspective, shading, and the use of light and color. If you can watch an artist at work, even better. How an artist starts and fleshes out his work can be especially informative since you learn specific techniques to create particular results. Learn to observe carefully. After all, everything you need to learn as an artist is in the details.

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