Head drawings and edges
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Uku Kivisild
1st image I was not very happy with and so the next 3 are of me working on edges at the 2 value stage. Critique and tips on where the edges look odd or lost the rolling form effect would be much appreciated. Obviously any other issues point them out too (like angles of eyes or feature placements looking odd). I can already tell the 4th one isn't 2 values since I focused too much on the eyes and made them darker than the rest of it but that's OK, just a reminder to step back a bit more.
If anyone is interested then these drawings are for the Watts Atelier Head Drawing Fundamentals lessons so still a ways to go with these. Still getting used to charcoal and Wolff's carbon pencils.
PS: my phone camera makes some images super contrasted and others really dark even though all were taken at same time so sorry about that.
Nice studies Uku!
As you said the first one looks a bit off, specially the forehead shadow, wich is too vertical and straight, as well as the shadow on the neck wich feels unatural maybe because of the "inserstion" you made it in the jaw.
The 3rd photo looks fantastic apart from some perspective issues like Steve pointed out, and the ear seems small compared to the rest of the facial features, this can be avoided by drawing a line between the eyebrow and the nose, to place the ear.
The 4th photo is also very nice, but the shadow of the cheekbone is pushed too far right, I don't have the reference models you were using but I belive it should be closer left.
Keep up the great work!
Great feedback, I didn't notice the ear being small but you are right. Without this feedback I would probably keep not noticing these things so I really appreciate you putting in the time to help me. Thanks.
Hey Uku,
these are awesome! you have some good skills. The forth drawing is really nice!
I did have some thought on the first and third drawings that I hope could help you. I did a draw over to show you what I was thinking. Keep up the drawing, these are really good :)
Hi Steve,
Thanks a lot for the great feedback, I can really see what you mean now and definitely have my eye on it now. The perspective issue I am surprised about since I drew the lines before hand but I think I drew the features ignoring the lines that were there (clever me).
