[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]

For those who wish to learn how to sketch celebrities, I remind you of the old adage "learn by doing".

If you want to get better at sketching celebrities, the more you actually put in the practice, the better you will get. That is why ideally, you should get into the habit of practicing every day.

I have two daily habits I would like to share with you that can help. But first...

Let's remind ourselves why it is a great idea to practice sketching celebrities.
<h2>Why You Should Get in the Habit of Sketching Celebrities</h2>
If it is your goal to draw realistic renderings of people, you want the people you draw or sketch to look like the actual person. You don't have to aim for perfection, but you would at least like the person to be recognizable to others who know him or her.

If you only sketch largely unknown faces, people who look at your work will not know who the person is unless you always have a reference photo nearby so they can compare.

By sketching celebrities, you can better get a sense of how you are progressing by how easily others can recognize who you drew!

Now, here are two easy ways you can make a habit out of sketching celebrities on a regular basis....

Habit #1:

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

I sometimes keep a stack of old magazines and tabloids nearby to sketch random faces inside. These can be sketches of everyday people, models, or celebrities. This is how I used to <a title="Drawings of Well-Known Faces" href="http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/drawings-of-well-known-faces/">practice drawing famous faces</a> back in the day, before they were all over the Internet. Magazines are still a great resource for drawing ideas. Often you can find some clever and creative photography work that can spark a drawing composition. Another advantage of a physical publication is having a quality, clear, high-resolution image from which to work.

If you don’t know what you want to draw, looking at a massive library of images will certainly get your creative juices flowing. Visit Google or your favorite search engine, type in

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

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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