How Drawing Strangers' Faces Can Help You Embrace Your Own 'Flaws'

“We’re so much better at looking at other people and recognizing their beauty, and we’re so hard on ourselves.”

How Drawing Strangers' Faces Can Help You Embrace Your Own 'Flaws'

“We’re so much better at looking at other people and recognizing their beauty,” says professional medical illustrator and portrait artist Tiffany S. DaVanzo, “and we’re so hard on ourselves.”

In this video - which features footage from her recent drawing lesson - Tiffany describes how drawing strangers’ faces has helped her embrace her own anatomical “flaws".

Have you experienced this through drawing? Share your story in the comments!

Draw a High-Contrast Portrait in Pen with Tiffany S. DaVanzo
Certified medical illustrator Tiffany S. DaVanzo creates illustrations for medical studies and anatomical textbooks. Tiffany is also a portrait artist who uses her deep knowledge of human anatomy to create expressive portraits that capture the essence of her subject’s personality. In this lesson (42 mins), Tiffany shares her complete process