How to Draw Kat Von D, LA Ink
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Draw the oval lightly with a No.2 or HB pencil. Make sure you draw it as seen in the picture.
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Now draw in the bisecting line to balance her facial features.
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Sketch lightly the crescent red lines for hair line and head mass.
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You can draw in the lines a. for eyebrows, b. for eyes, c. for nose, d. for mouth, e. for shoulder placements.
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Now draw Kat's eyes.
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Examine the guidelines and notice how her nose and nostrils appear in the guidelines. Draw in her nose and mouth.
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Now draw in the stars on her face, her cheek and jawline. Stay close to how the jawline is below the guideline.
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Since there are quite a few lines representing the flow of her hair, I've broken this down into two parts. Just draw lightly the left side facing you, along with her shoulders. Don't forget to draw in her rose leaves.
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Now you can draw in the right side of her hair and neck. Look closely at how the lines flow with the guidelines as you did with the rest of the drawing. Take your time. Patience is your best friend because with it, you'll be able to complete your dra
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I made this line drawing especially for you if you don't want to do the pencil shading and blending part. Otherwise, let us continue to the pencil drawing part.
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Here is the outline done with a 0.7mm mechanical pencil. Look closely and see if your lines look something like this. You can erase if certain areas like the eyes or nose don't line up. Be patient with this, it's not as complicated as you may think.
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This time Acrylics has won! Sandpaper, the new kid on the block has to take a back seat to my wonderful Titanium White or Opaque White Watercolors for HIGHLIGHTS! Yaaaa! Try it, you'll like it!
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The picture that goes with this step shows two different ways to hold your pencil to acquire certain effects. OVERHAND: Holding a sharpened pencil in normal writing form with fingers in the middle or near the lead gives you great control and thin/det
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PENCIL STROKES & TONE, SHADING, TEXTURE -- For your convenience, I have inserted this step with different pencils, strokes to use. And you can study the shapes that make up this drawing universe, along with tone, shading, and texture.
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Best thing you can do when drawing hair is to establish the general shape then work in the main strands of hair by holding your pencil at a 45 degree angle for stroking and coverage. Then, as in the third picture, you can work in more details. But he
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The picture here is a great exercise for value shading. I've got a little secret tip for you to make things easier. You can download this to your desktop. First click on the picture to have access to full size. By right clicking on your mouse, you ca
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After printing out a number of the above template, practice shading in the values like this picture. You become familiar with this shading technique that gives you more control and confidence.
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This is the first start. This is where you would sketch in small circles or lines to shade the areas. It would take hours upon hours to cover all that area with a pencil. I chose to shade with pastels. In a few strokes I've got area coverage. Applied
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I added some more dark gray and black to her hair and eyes. What's interesting is I haven't used a pencil yet during this stage. I took a blending stump (since it won't leave lines and will cover a larger area) and shaded laying the stump tapered par
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I sketched in some more dark tones and details to her hair, face, and neck with a 9B graphite pencil. For fine details in her hairline, eyebrows, and eyes, I used a 0.7mm mechanical pencil. I've also blended with some tissue to soften her skin and sm
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I took charge and grabbed my 9B Graphite Crayon and smoothly blackened in her neck shadow more and background (great stuff)! TIP: To balance the darkness I went over the darker areas in her hair and used my 9B graphite crayon on her eyes and lips. Th
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I have to say this...OH, I'M GLAD I'M FINISHED... how about you? This was one heck of a drawing experience. I can't believe the details that went into her hair. But I think she's a lovely woman, showing off tattoos! I also took the pure white opaque
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Without highlights, your picture would have a flat appearance. Click on this picture to learn how to make your own picture POP out!
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Click on this picture to see how Tone, Shading, Texture, and Reflective Light affects Kat Von D, who is a creative tattoo artist and an incredible entrepreneur! I am closing out now. But you all have been wonderful and it has been a great pleasure to
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March 29, 2012
Description: Kat Von D, a celebrity tattoo artist, owns her own business, reality TV show called "LA Ink" and has a best-selling book out titled "High Voltage Tattoo." What can't this woman do? The tattoo'd sky is her limit. This tutorial will give a taste of her model gorgeous good looks and the star tattoos on her face she's so well known for. I hope you have enjoyed "How to Draw Kat Von D." Go ahead, don't be shy--show me your love, comment, and fav. Thank you all for your support. Much hugs and love to you.
