ate a pencil and got lead poisoning

[fishpatrol]

Every once in a while, I like to attempt drawing realism portraits. According to my sketchbook, "every once in a while" = once every two years (or so). ;;; The last time I actually tried to draw a real person (actors as opposed to fictional characters) was almost five years ago -- it was Elijah Wood and he was surprisingly recognizable, haha. I spent all day today* trying to sketch Leeteuk, but to no avail. I even tried the "mathematical" approach: measuring the distance between the eyes, from forehead to chin, etc and trying to translate that on to paper (in theory, that should've worked! Maybe I should use a protractor next time to ensure the angles are accurate...). It still didn't look like him. :(:( So I gave up for the day and sketched him in shoujo style to make myself feel better.




So the reason why his sleeve is a different colour from his sweater is because I drew him wearing a huge baggy sweater and then I cropped out two-thirds of the picture from the bottom because it was ugly (and I didn't want to clean/colour it D:).
I wanted to draw him with his puffy cheeks look, but I have no idea how to translate that on to a drawing. XD;;


*-Actually, part of the afternoon was spent driving. I spent half of the lesson hyperventilating and clenching the steer wheel with a death grip. XD;;

Part of the lesson went something like this:
Driving Instructor: Okay, keep to the right. Do you know where we're going?
Me (unfamiliar with the area, but naively trusting): Nope. :D
D.I.: We're going on the highway. *pulls the steering wheel towards the ramp*
Me: OMGWHAT. O___O
D.I.: More gas, more gas!
Me: OMGWHAT. The lane is merginggg! *FLAILS*

Despite the massive amounts of snow and salt on the road, and my lack of depth perception, and my death grip on the wheel...today's lesson went relatively smoothly. I think I'm getting the hang of this whole turning business (have yet to collide with oncoming traffic -- five points to me! *knocks on wood*).

Comments

[trolleys.livejournal.com]

aw, well, be glad that you don't have to drive on new jersey roads and its infamous turnpike. ;D speaking from personal experience, it was more like TRIAL BY FIRE rather than driving lessons, lol.

oh yes, i should clarify that i've not parallel parked on my own; there were a few instances where someone else would step out of the car and guide me through it. *is chickum due to lack of depth perception*

[fishpatrol]

Oh man, I'm awful with the whole depth perception thing too. I cannot, for the life of me, figure out if I'm in the centre of the lane or not. My instructor had to grab the wheel several times due to my veering towards the curb or the oncoming traffic. ;;; I wonder if it's the Asian gene in us? Or is it the female thing??

[trolleys.livejournal.com]

I wonder if it's the Asian gene in us? Or is it the female thing??

Probably both..... WE ARE OPPRESSED, I tell you T_T