Praying Hands

 

This is my newest drawing. It is my Grandfather's favorite symbol, the praying hands.

St. Padre Pio

 This is a sketch I just finished of St. Padre Pio. I thought I would share how I drew it. First I graph both the picture, and the paper that I will be drawing on. Then, I flip both the picture and the paper upside down. This helps me to draw exactly what I see, not what I "think" I see. After I have made my outline of where I want everything to go, I flip it back over to start shading. One of the hardest things I have learned is that I can't just start with a dark color. Instead, I have to progressively go darker and darker until I am happy with my picture. The beauty about this is that I can tweak it as I am shading.

Hope this helps! Don't give up!