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This course teaches students to draw realistic human heads, from basic structure to detailed features, using Loomis-inspired techniques.
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Complete 20 portrait drawings using the full 8 Step Method.
- Shape of the Skull: Focus on the skull's gesture, its tilt, and two-dimensional axes.
- Jaw and Cross: Establish the jawline and cross-sections, combining the center line with the brow.
- Perspective: Find perspective by observing the relationship between the brow and the ear.
- Proportions: Discuss and mark the proportions, noting halves and thirds from the brow to the chin.
- Side Plane: Explore the side plane of the head, incorporating elements like the ear and jaw.
- Eye Sockets: Introduce the eye sockets with a basic "planar visor" before progressing to a more detailed three-tiered plane.
- Nose Development: Develop the nose from the keystone to the tip, and then from the tip to the base.
- Chin and Denture Sphere: Focus on the large, rhythmic shapes of the chin and the area around the denture sphere.
Half of these should build upon previous work and the other half should start from scratch using the reference images provided in the downloads tab.
Each drawing should ideally be completed in a 10-minute timeframe, although extending to 15 minutes is acceptable.
Tried to do the assignment both digitally and analog. had some issue with knowing how big side circle should be. Also kinda messed up when ever the head was at a extreme angle
My assignment, along with an attempt from my first attempt at this course earlier this February.
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9d
Nice!
every time i would think "ok, i think i have got it now" i would draw something horrendous. anyways hopefully i ll get the hang of it with time as i move on to next lessons.
Hi @Michael Hampton ! After carefully reviewing my drawings and the lessons, including the critique class, here is my final result. Is there any point I am missing before going to the next lesson that I should focus on?
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5mo
They look great! Ready for the next lessons!
As promised, here are another 10 drawings. There are 3 of them where I mashed up steps from the Loomis Method, and the 8 Steps. I feel for me a couple things
1. the perspective ellipses sometimes is difficult for me to obtain, so I use a combination of the Loomis side plane ellipse plus the angles from brow to ear to help me get the angle right. If I’m able to see the correct ellipse then I use that. If I use the Loomis side plane ellipse I find the temple and the ear and encompass the ellipse around these features.
2. I try to combine the tilt and the “t”/ Jaw step together. I don’t think that’s a big deal bc the centerline is supposed to be parallel to the tilt angle.
@Michael Hampton do the examples where I did this (the last three drawings) hold up ? I guess is there any reasons you could see not to combine the methods? Thanks !
Here are the 10 heads that were downloaded from this assignment page. Any suggestions are welcome. I will attach another 10 in another post as they are fresh from another site. One thing sometimes that hangs me up is the right ellipse pattern; it usually depends on the head tilt being a bit different from normal. I remember there was a way to get the elliptical pattern correct. I think it was on one of the critique videos but if anyone remembers the tip for that it would be most appreciated. It’s not the elliptical center using the main axis it was another tip. Thanks!
That last one looks a lot like my first one I did (ESA 01 - the guy with a ponytail) so I feel at least some comfort looking at your picture that I’m doing okay. Haha
Here we go. I struggled the most with the back views. They were surprisingly hard!
I've been doing a lot of these, though I wonder if I'm doing them too quickly - I will watch the critiques and then probably do some more a bit more carefully. The first batch from the course references was charcoal, which I'm not as fluent with, but the larger size was helpful I think. For the second batch with my own references I went back to graphite and did most of the construction with 2H, then came back with B to darken the main structures. I see a few big mistakes and lots of small ones, but overall it was fun. I wonder if I should at this point be trying to fix the generic structures for consistency (e.g. noses and chins) or whether it's good to start matching the reference more accurately.
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8mo
Great stuff! Personally, I like getting the generic structure set and then move to the specific likeness qualities. There's so right or wrong though.
Made some heads by scratch. Honestly just drawing along with Hampton from the previous video. Got to see what I did versus what he did and adjust. These feel great. I hope everyone else feels the same about these head constructions. Thnx Hampton for these videos
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10mo
Nice job! And of course, my pleasure. Thanks for giving it a watch.
Here is 11-20 from the proportion reference zip. I think the only decent one was #13. I know these are probably too small but i've been trying to get 10 on a 5.5 inch x 8.5 nch sketch pad page for each assignment when I have time at work.
