The Planes of the Head
The Planes of the Head
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Portrait Painting in Oil Without a Brain

Edges And Planes

The Planes of the Head

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The Planes of the Head

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Understanding the planes of the head is an important part of understanding portrait painting.

There is a ton of subtle in how smaller shapes come together to build a larger shape like a cheek, forehead or nose. The Assaro head is a great educational tool to understanding how those shapes can be broken down.

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@micahgj
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Thanks so much for the wonderful course Morgan. ‘Inside-out drawing’, and limiting values has really helped me already! Sadly I only have Gouache paints (cad red and yellow ochre) and no art suppliers nearby. Will buy some oils ASAP, but I would love to hear your suggestions to improve in the meantime. I heard you’re very skilled in gouache, so any gouache pointers are also super welcome, it’s a tricky medium. Thanks again for this great course!
Morgan Weistling
everything is here in your painting to finish it except for the edges. I only wish I could work on it for you with a damp brush. The trick with goauche is to know just how wet to make the brush to soften edges. You swish in clean water , wipe out most of the water with rag, and work an edge. Repeat over and over until desired soft edges are achieved. You just have to get a feel for it. Can't be too wet. overall this is very good set up but you just have too many hard edges everywhere.
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