Teeth

Today's exercise was teeth, and the teacher gave advice that was directly contrary to most I have received about teeth: Paint them exactly as they look. Many/most people say, just suggest them, tone them down, make them all one block with just the hint of divisions, only paint the surrounding gums, but above all, minimize! But this teacher said paint them like you see 'em.

The only problem with that is, if you miscalculate even slightly, say, by making one too long and the next too short, or one too square and another too pointy, they can rapidly assume the aspect of caricature.

Regarding today's portrait, let me just say that I hope today's model, the lovely Lauren, doesn't discover herself on my blog, because she won't want to pose for Sktchy again. She's a pretty girl with a lovely smile, not a haggard old flirt with lipstick on her teeth. Oh, well, practice makes perfect.

Day 12—#30faces30days / Lauren on Sktchy

Uniball pen, watercolor, in Bee sketchbook