Last year in 2012, I began painting with oils again. Even though I found it quite fun and relaxing, I had difficulty keeping my two-year-old from trying to dip my brushes into the paint and painting on my canvas. Therefore, I decided to try painting digitally.

I created a list of subjects and chose to do a caricature of Eddie Murphy. I recently watched Beverly Hills Cop 1, 2, and 3 on Netflix with my husband – which probably led to the inspiration for this painting.

Fun fact. Eddie’s birthday is the same day as mine. 🙂

This was my first attempt at drawing people digitally. Therefore, I am sharing my process.

Here is a picture of my initial drawing with the photos I used below.

 

 

 

I began to add color and adjust the width of his face by making it narrower and somewhat tilted to the left. I added his body next.

 

 

 

 

Lastly, I added shadows and finalized the drawing.

 

Last year in 2012 I began painting with oils again. Even though I found it quite fun and relaxing, I had a hard time keeping my two year old from trying to dip my brushes into the paint and painting on my canvas. Therefore, I only got through two paintings which were the Lion, and the painting of my boys sleeping. Later that year, I decided to try painting digitally. I then created a list of people I would not mind painting. I chose to do a caricature of Eddie Murphy first. Why you may ask. No other reason than that my husband and I had just finished watching Beverly Hills Cop 1,2, and 3 on Netflix. I also found out his birthday is same day as mine. I thought that was pretty cool. This was my first attempt at drawing people digitally. I just wanted to share my process.

Here is a picture of my initial drawing with the photos I used below.

 

 

 

I began to add color and adjust the width of his face by making it narrower and somewhat tilted to the left. I added his body next.

 

 

 

 

Lastly, I added shadows and finalized the drawing.

 

Fredrick Douglass

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