[caption id="attachment_799" align="alignleft" width="225"]<a href="http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/sherman-hemsley.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-799" src="http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/sherman-hemsley-225x300.jpg" alt="&quot;Sherman Hemsley&quot; by Jack Pearce" width="225" height="300" /></a> "Sherman Hemsley" by Jack Pearce[/caption]

remind ourselves why to practice celebrities

the ideas is rough sketches that still capture a close resemblance. don't worry too much if you don't get an accurate likeness every time. if you implement at least one of these two habits on a daily basis, it will get easier for you and you should see an improvement in the way your sketches resemble the intended celebrity

how to capture the likenesses of well-known people. Remember that when you are trying to draw people well enough and detailed enough for them to be recognizable as the intended person, it is often helpful to practice by drawing famous faces

sketch from still images: tabloid magazines, online galleries and photos. galleries multiple angles

sketch from tv and online video: practice sketching from life and capturing multiple angles like w/ photos but more of challenge w/ subject in motion. of course if you had a live model he or she would be more accommodating and sit or stand still for you, but how many of us have the luxury of asking a celebrity to