Analytical Figure Drawing SP08. How to Draw the Head From Any Angle. The Basic Forms To draw the head from any angle you must first understand its basic structure. Look past all the distracting details and visualize the underlying forms. This ability to simplify can be applied to the features of the face, but when starting the drawing you could look even further. Ignore even the features and simplify to the most basic form of the head. I use a method taught by Andrew Loomis in his book, “Drawing the Head & Hands”. The head deconstructed into its basic forms, is a sphere as the cranium and a block as the jaw and cheek bones. A Sphere as the Cranium The sides of the head are flat, so we can slice off a piece from both sides of the ball. A Block as the Jaw and Cheek Bones Attach the shape of the jaw. Constructing From Any Angle Step 1 – Determine the angle of the ball The angle of the head is established at the very beginning of the drawing with the ball.
X Axis - The up and down tilt is established by the angles of the horizontal and vertical lines in the oval. Lackadaisy Expressions. Boy, I didn't know what I was getting myself into when I started this. I've had requests for some sort of expressions tutorial dating back a while now, so I figured, "Sure! I can explain expression drawing...and it'll be way better than all those tutorials out there that are nothing but charts of generic expressions. Yeah! Just give me a day or two to whip something up... " Um. Anyway, I found all I could really do was try to explain ways to teach yourself...and then add some pictures. Create a Pencil Drawing of a Face. In this demo, I create a charcoal pencil drawing a face. If you haven't drawn a face successfully already, you may want to brush up on basics of drawing a human head before working through this page.
I always say that knowing how the human head is structured sets you more at ease when drawing people. The woman I will be drawing is turning away from us toward her right side. As this is to be a pencil drawing of a face, I won't cover anything beyond her head and neck. Drawing a human face is challenging enough, and I do not want to overwhelm you with more than that. I start by 'framing' the head with four marks, at the top of the head, bottom of the chin, and on either side at the widest point.
I use a pencil and my thumb to come up with the ratio between the two distances. Finally, I declare my pencil drawing of the face done for the time being. If you practice often with a pencil, drawing a face should come easily. Explore Drawing And Painting > Draw People > Pencil Drawing Of A Face. _ly7cgcuCFc1qhat2uo1_400.jpg (350×412) Figure Drawing Ebooks - How to Draw People. People (but mostly men) Com. BioMotionLab. Drawing Lessons. In 1988, an extraordinary thing happened in the world of animation.
The film "Who Framed Roger Rabbit? "( Directed by Robert Zemekis, animation directed by Richard Williams) was released. The film gleefully celebrated the kind of imaginative slapstick cartoon violence that was the staple of the most popular short cartoon classics that were made during the period from around 1940 till the decline in the year that the film takes place,1947. Cartoon lover's eyes popped like Tex Avery wolves all over the world for this caliber of animation hadn't been seen since...well, 1947. The film was a major hit, and a powerful shot in the arm for the until then sluggish animation business. For me personally, well...it saved my life, and my faith in the power of the animated film.
It was also in 1988 that I became associated with the Joe Kubert School of Cartoon Art in Dover, New Jersey. What follows are the notes for my class. So, are we ready to start drawing? Click on page 1 below! Design Lessons. Figure & Gesture Drawing Tool.