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I did a bunch of skull studies. I'm not very clear on the differences in male and female skulls.
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I practiced from the book and Pinterest. I was trying to compare how drawing from reference from construction lines in the book vs drawing from direct photo reference from Pinterest vs drawing from imagination. The place I'm getting stuck at is drawing in perspective. I have been able to figure out how to construct the various angles of upward downward and sideways but I still don't feel like I "got it". If I were to draw it in a different art style or from a lens distortion perspective or with more real life dynamism, I wouldn't be able to construct it.
@sharpjab
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4mo
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Hey Stan, I was trying to attempt the visual memory games. The thing is that I have aphantasia so I can’t create mental pictures. I see nothing in my mind's eye when I’m trying to draw from memory. The way I have been getting around to this is by memorising construction techniques and sampling a LOT of references until I “know” what to draw. Is there an easier way. Please help. Thank you.
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4mo
Hey @sharpjab, Irshad Karim of DrawABox also has aphantasia! Here's a video of how he approaches drawing from imagination! Hope it helps!
https://www.proko.com/lesson/drawing-without-imagination-when-you-cant-visualize-anything/comments
@sharpjab
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4mo
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I got a bit more rhythm in making different head angles using loomis method. So I was trying to pick one face and draw it in different angles while still keeping it recognisable. I think I could get it to look somewhat consistent. Like I can tell it's the same person. I'm still struggling with getting the angle of the tilt right. Is there any hack to measure the tilt correctly?
I don't think there is any easy hack to getting the tilt correct. It's all about the spacing of the facial features and the ear placement. Tilting up puts the top of the ears below the eyebrows, tilting down puts them above. Remember, the human face is one of the most difficult subjects to draw not because of its complexity but because we are all genetically preprogrammed to know exactly how it is supposed to look. Micro changes will look wrong. Watch Stephen Bauman do a portrait demo (a master of portraiture) and even he will get things off on the first pass and need to make adjustments. These look good by the way. Keep at it.
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4mo
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So I tried sketching heads from extreme angle from reference. I realised I don’t know how to handle areas in shadow without going into shading and details especially for extreme angles. So I tried to create heads from less extreme angles from imagination. I can see when I draw out of imagination I don’t face the shadow area problem because I’m not drawing considering any particular source of light.
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4mo
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Looking up and down assignments. I feel like I'm getting better at looking down. But looking up is still a struggle. I have been trying to focus on the neck muscles and general trapezoidal structure of the jaw but there's just something about it I can't visually deconstruct.
i think you need to focus on the planes of the reference are not matching try to be as close to them as possible. for example in the second pic the first drawing the top lips of the woman in the reference are not visible yet you drew them. similar artists that have suffered from this problem presented their artwork to Angel Ganev on tiktok he fixed them and you will see him explain the concept of the planes it will make so much sense.
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4mo
Here’s a couple pages from Michael Hampton’s Figure Drawing book that you might find helpful for the neck.
Your drawings are great! Looking up drawings will always be more difficult than other angles.
thanks for sharing!
