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.
Multiple Point Curvilinear Perspective Drawing Lessons : How to Draw Figures and Buildings and Shapes in 4,5,6 Pt Perspective with Easy Tutorials 5 Point Perspective Drawing Tutorial Learn how to draw in perspective with a compass and some knowledge of 2 and 3 point perspective already under your belt. 5 Point Perspective : Curvilinear Perspective This is a complex but dynamic system for rendering certain 3-dimensional situations in a 2-dimensional medium! This system maps an image into a circle with 4 VPs at the cardinal headings N,W,S,E and one at the circle origin. Advanced Perspective : Curvilinear Video Tutorial Check out this video to learn how to use curvilinear perspective. Aerial and Four Point Lineal Perspective on Location (en plein air) This is me or you lining up a painting to an image sixty degrees wide on the horizon line. Creating a Spiral Staircase with Multiple Perspective Points Joe Sparano, a student from Omaha, asked about creating a spiral staircase using linear perspective. Curvilinear Perspective Curvilinear perspective allows much greater field of vision than traditional rectilinear perspective.
Still Life Still Alive | Home » Inspiring Artists, Inspiring Projects 1 November 201060 Comments Alexa Meade is a 23 year old D.C. based artist who is developing an aesthetic that is playfully and skillfully combing paint, portraiture, photography and performance. The finalized work is one that is beautifully engaging, temporary and colorfully alive.
Tutorial: Fashion Sketches I’ve been so flattered with your sweet words about including my sketches in my refashion/sewing posts. Seriously, every time I read your comments I get a big smile on my face. Often times I share them with Chris and say, “Look, Chris!! People like what I do!” It never surprises him, but it surprises and delights me every time. Selena commented: “I need to learn to draw those fashion-y sketches… do you recommend a book or tutorial? That made me think that she might not be the only one wanting to know how. Now let’s get started! pencileraserpapera model or mirror I draw the figure from my head most of the time, but I’ve practiced drawing the figure loads of times. First, you want to mark down your reference points. Now that you have the angles down, sketch in all of the joints with lines & circles. Now that the figure is starting to take more shape, connect the circles. I leave the hands for last because they’re pretty tricky. Now your drawing is ready to accessorize.
65 Beautiful Fonts You Can Download For Free Freebie 65 Beautiful Fonts You Can Download For Free by Alex on Aug 9, 2012 • 9:43 am 17 Comments There are so many free fonts all around the web these days and sometimes it makes me think is their any really point purchasing fonts. I’ve decide to collect 65 fonts which are suitable for web, print, etc just overall high fonts which can be used in design projects. If you like fonts, you’ll love our favorite premium font, check it out here on Envato Market. Neuton Font Family Download Font → Intro free font Download Font → Bemio Download Font → Exo Font Family Download Font → Rex Free Font Download Font → Metropolis 1920 Download Font → Free Typeface NeoDeco Download Font → Hagin Free Font Download Font → Mosaic Leaf Download Font → Cubano Download Font → Cubic Sans Download Font → Banana Brick Download Font → Sofia Download Font → Sansita One Download Font → Villa Didot Download Font → Accent Download Font → Lavanderia Download Font → Blanch Download Font → Lorena Download Font → Age Download Font → Arvo Download Font → Banda Code
10 resource sites for designers This week I would like to show you 10 cool resource websites, each one of them offering various examples of images, links, wallpapers etc. Hopefully you will get inspired and can use those websites as a source for future projects. Now here are the 10 Cool Web and Graphic Design Resource Sites 99Percent This website is mainly about “ideas and how to make them happen”. Designbump This website is full of content, offering many Photoshop tutorials, information about Web Design, ideas and themes, comic book-art and fonts. Graphicmac Here you can find everything about Illustrator, InDesign, Mac, Photography, Photoshop and Fonts. Marcofolio How to make a rotating banner using CSS3, information about CSS3 for mac and hand-held devices, Photoshop, icons, CSS and Joomla for Web Design, and other useful tools, such as Cheat Sheets. Designreviver Tutorialking Fresh and free Photoshop tutorials, brushes, all this in various categories. Colourlovers Abduzeedo BigSpaceship Designmag Books About Web Design
The BIGGEST ever list of design resources! - ProofHQ Following the huge success of last year’s “World’s Biggest Ever List of Graphic Design Blogs”, we’ve decided that we should turn it into an annual event – after all, more people than ever before are blogging and the talent pool continues to grow. This year, we’ve added in some additional categories including typography and image sourcing sites to help you along your way. The list is at least 40% larger than last year and is the one stop shop for all that you could need in terms of inspiration, reference material or tools for you to use. So, without further ado, ladies and gentlemen…. drum-roll please! Graphic Design 1stwebdesigner Blog by Dainis Graveris in Latvia covering all things design and freelance. 2expertsdesign A blog filled with tips – whether it’s graphic design, logo design, web design, advertising, branding or typography. 456 Berea Street Blog from Roger Johansson containing articles and tutorials on web standards, accessibility and usability. 72dpi Graphic design inspiration.
How to Improve Your Handwriting Style: 7 steps Steps Part 1 Getting Ready to Write <img alt="Image titled Improve Your Handwriting Style Step 1" src=" width="728" height="546" class="whcdn" onload="WH.performance.clearMarks('image1_rendered'); WH.performance.mark('image1_rendered');">1Choose a good pen. <img alt="Image titled Improve Your Handwriting Style Step 6" src=" width="700" height="560" class="whcdn">6Hold your pen properly. Part 2 Retraining Yourself on How You Write Part 3 Forming Your Letters Part 4 Practicing your Skills Community Q&A Add New Question What is the best style of handwriting to use? Ask a Question If this question (or a similar one) is answered twice in this section, please click here to let us know. Tips Article Info