Journey 16 : 1 year of drawing achieved : Planes of the head
4mo
@silentmoonss
So I have officially reached 1 year of drawing. Honestly it’s kinda hard to believe that I endured for this long. I used to envision what it’s like for those who did years of drawing thinking they’d be smooth sailing. But then I realized the struggle is absolutely still real. Like there may never be an instance where we as artists won’t struggle.
As of now I’ve been getting pretty deep in portraits. But I’ve hit a bit of a hurdle and it’s regarding the planes of the head. There are some things that I’m not understanding and it has to deal with the brow section and eye section. When I look on a model it’s this deep rooted section where the glabella is and the end of the nose side plane. I’m not sure if I’m understanding that section correctly like I’ve watched Marco Bucci’s course over and over( like a lot) and I understood some things but it’s still didn’t click. I’ve watched many other YouTube vids and most of them don’t even mention the part I’m confused about they just gloss it over. I’ve done a tracing of what I understood so far but if anyone can please help me with this. I know the glabella has side planes at least from what is shown on the asaro head but I’m trying figure out where does the side plane begins and where does it end. Lastly how does the eye brow connect to this it’s like it’s own desperate plane?
2mo
Congratulations on keeping up with it! The struggle is real and ongoing, which is why it's important to fall in love with the process! There's always more to learn (and I think that's a lot of fun!) As for your portrait work, you're doing a nice job breaking down the surface planes here! For portraiture I suggest studying the skull as much as possible to gain a better understanding of what is going on with the structure underneath the surface. Check out the 3D Proko Skull model to see how the eye socket meets the nose and it may help you to understand those deep inset planes. Hope this helps! https://www.proko.com/course-lesson/3d-model-male-skull/discussions
4mo
Asked for help
Hey @Jesper Axelsson thanks again for responding to many of my posts the help is so very much appreciated. Many u please provide some insight on this?
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