Ruler Drawing: Portrait
Head in planes
Work from observation of a sitter (NOT A PHOTOGRAPH)
Reduce the head to a series of planes which clearly define the volume of the head as well as major features such as eyes, nose, mouth, ears, hair, etc.
Include surrounding space
Line only
Materials
* Charcoal pencil, yardstick, hard eraser, good-quality white paper (22"x30")
No one's gonna sit that long for me, I'm too slow.
ReplyDeleteYou'll have to find someone who loves you enough to be patient, I'm afraid. We're not going to use photos for this. You need to use your binocular eyesight to find those planes and accurately put them onto the page.
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