Today I visited my neighbour, Karen, again. She hosted another music practice session at her place. It was really wonderful to listen to beautiful music and sketch the musicians. However, I found the minor issue of drawing people who are aware of being sketched. They don't like the sketches to look unlike them, nor do they want the sketches to look like them. Ladies, especially, are worried how they would look in the sketches. Maybe I should just focus on the head and hands with the musical instruments?
When people I've sketched have complained about how I made them look, I always say I am trying to capture their "essence," not a likeness. ;-)
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What if they are just worried about their waistline?
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