Head Drawing and Construction
Introduction to the Skull and Abstraction
Head Construction and Invention
Perspective Forms of the Face and Features
Facial Features
Bonus Lessons
In this lesson, we review head proportions from various angles, focusing on consistent surface lines and how features like the cheekbone affect aging. The key is to keep proportional markers while adjusting for perspective and individual facial traits.
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Gabi Arrieta
4mo
These lessons are excellent! I would love to learn more about how to draw the underplanes and the neck, I have a hard time understanding that part.
Julian Blake
6mo
Holy Smokes, Mr @Michael Hampton I am a bit ashamed to ask this question after all the lessons and exercises (which I have seen and done. I'm just missing the latest one) but I am still confused with the brow line, and the length and width of the jaw. I mean, is there like a "landmark" for the eyebrow position, like the center line of the sphere in the Loomis method? I understand the "glasses" metaphor for the angle, but I mean the initial placement. How high or low in the ball is the initial brow line? How do I know if I'm placing it correctly? In the exercises I was just guessing based on the reference. Regarding the length, you explained is 1/3 of the total space of the head in the front, but how about in the extreme poses? How do I know if I am shortening or lengthening my lines too much? Is there a point of reference, a landmark in the ball, or in those angles or something to measure? Same thing with jaw width. Do I just guess by eye? I hope you or anyone in the community can help me. Thank you so much in advance.
@csen
5mo
The brow line is very similar to the equator around the cranium.
The major axis of the brow line should be roughly in the center of the circle.
I HIGHLY recommend that, instead of trying to find logic here, you just do 50 or so sketches of heads from different angles and verify that the brow is roughly on the equator.
These rules are not precise, even in the breakdown I did below you can see how none of the lines are exact. Just an oversimplification that can help you break down each individual pose.
You can also draw over references and add the guidelines if you're really struggling.
@mischawilliams might also be helpful for you
@mischawilliams
5mo
I was just about to ask the same question!
Tatiana Kopteva
6mo
Thank you again for another great lesson! I'm a little confused about sunglasses versus the bean, how do they match each other? Is it the subject of the next video?
@csen
5mo
When you first posted these, I tried recreating them and got nowhere near your level. Practiced them obsessively over the last 10 days, and they're still challenging but soooo much better now.
Thanks for the inspiration!
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6mo
ooh these look great!
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Educator, painter, writer, and art historian. Author of Figure Drawing: Design and Invention.
