Drawing any Head with the 4 Steps - Demos
Drawing any Head with the 4 Steps - Demos
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Head Drawing and Construction

Introduction to the Skull and Abstraction

Drawing any Head with the 4 Steps - Demos

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Drawing any Head with the 4 Steps - Demos

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Michael Hampton
We learned the theory last time, now we’ll put it into practice trying the four steps on a variety of reference photos.
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@kcarnival
16h
Trying to get the hang of the exercise
@paka
9d
For me in my current skill level, this course feels basically perfect. Thought looking at some of the concept present, I don't think I would have really understood anything if I started this course a few months ago, before I understood the basic structure of the head. Many ideas such as turning the browline into a cross-contour of the entire sphere would have been impossible for me to understand at that time. For me right now thought, this is just perfect.
@dbx
23d
I've been having trouble discerning if something 3/4 perspective or profile depending on the references, here's my homework for this class
@ella3101
1mo
This is too difficult for a beginner. There are different levels of beginners also but I as a beginner can't do these steps at all. The tilt and perspective, I simply cant do it and I can't move forward if I can't draw them.
Michael Hampton
This all just takes time and practice. I understand being frustrated and if this approach isn't resonating than that's ok. However, you're getting it. That's clear in the drawing above. All the steps are there. Now you just need to practice refining it. Understanding will come and it will get easier with time and effort
@feawi
3mo
For the 4th step, when you say center to the sphere, are you saying that the ellipse has to be in the center of the ball or just the major axis it self needs to be centered in the ball ? I understand that something has to be centered but what exactly needs to be centered? And centered in relation to the ball?
Michael Hampton
Major axis of the ellipse
@tonycatalano
Is the brow line on the front plane still a straight even after drawing the ellipse? Like the ellipse is being drawn over it, but the brow is still placed on that initial straight? Just the same, when we bring the ellipse down should the chin still be a straight?
Nick Quason
Practice practice practice
Ash
5mo
Nice work, Nico!
@nandogonzalez
And another question. While drawing the head, should we use more our wrist or our elbow/shoulder. I'm using a regular BIC pen to draw. Thanks! @Michael Hampton
@nandogonzalez
@Michael Hampton What size should I draw an entire figure then? Thanks
@nandogonzalez
Great advice because I always wonder. Thank you very much! :)
Michael Hampton
I try to only work from the shoulder if you can.
@nandogonzalez
Hi, taking as reference an A4 size paper, at what size should we ideally draw the heads you are drawing in your videos. I tend to draw them too small and I have then a hard time when I have to put down the different details. Thanks @Michael Hampton
Michael Hampton
I'd recommend drawing them at the size of your palm or slightly smaller :)
Mark Gallegos
Following along...
Jovi Thomas
@boldten
7mo
is it wrong to assume that the browe ridge always is paralel to the bottom of the chin? - which i always draw when drawing the head as a box
Michael Hampton
No, that's not wrong. I always try and keep my lines on the front plane parallel.
Diana Reid
7mo
Following along.
Crystal Su
7mo
How do I know how long to make the jaw?
rigby pines
Follow along
Carlos
7mo
When you draw the tilt of the neck are you thinking about the position of the spine or are you just indicating a general direction to build the neck on top?
Michael Hampton
Mostly about the direction of the spine
Martin Vrkljan
Followed along.
Ash
7mo
nice work, Martin!
Ricen
7mo
I followed along with the first three. I started drawing first and watching the demo after for the last 6.
@purpleart
7mo
Had a go at the exercises then four other ones. I noticed in the examples the jaw goes to the back of the head (past the ear). This can be tricky when the pose is from the side or the back of the head and the ear/jaw end is in the middle of the head. Eg upside down example 3.
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