Head Drawing and Construction
Introduction to the Skull and Abstraction
Head Construction and Invention
Perspective Forms of the Face and Features
Facial Features
Bonus Lessons
Let’s explore constructing heads from various angles using the 8 Step Method. Starting with basic proportions and planes, we built up the structure of the skull, eye sockets, nose, mouth, and chin. Key points included maintaining perspective consistency, using overlapping forms to create depth, and thinking about surface changes to inform lighting.
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R081n
4mo
Kasia
6mo
Hi!
@michaelhampton A quick question - how did you get the top point indicating the top of the side plane of the head (22 min 32 sec of the vid)? It should sit on the hair line - in a front view with less dramatic perspective it is quite simple to position it correctly, with the 3/4 view and head looking down I'm confused.
Thank you for such a fantastic course!
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6mo
The hair line related back I believe?
GKHN
10mo
I rly love this course, even as a beginner its easy to follow! Its far from perfect but I'm starting to understand the forms more and more
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10mo
Nice work on these!
Guille Ibanez
11mo
In the video, you mentioned that after completing the construction phase, you should reduce the opacity to add details. However, when working traditionally with pencil and such, do you create your initial construction lightly and then apply darker details over it? Thank you.
@ch_jaeger
7mo
You can either draw lightly on your construction (using a very hard pencil like a 4H helps with this) and then draw over it or use an eraser to lighten down the pre-drawing. kneadable erasers are perfect for this.
Ben Whitfield
9mo
Great question. I'm interested in knowing the answer to this as well.
@ejsilapas
1yr
Recently practiced by attempting to apply the steps thus far to a stylized reference, I’m excited at the results since I’m ultimately looking to draw manga. Thanks to this course I’m seeing and analyzing art in a totally new and fun light!
(Hopefully this was cool to post, I know everyone else were referencing real life photos…)
Julie Lian
1yr
lol its shanks!
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1yr
Very cool!
@ivan1botev
1yr
Any critique would be welcome.
Darren Jeffrey
1yr
Didn't get through them all, looking forward to giving the other ones a crack to.
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1yr
Amazing work, Darren!
@hgriff
1yr
Any critique is welcome! Also, does anyone have any tips on how to make finding the temple/side plane of the head easier?
@hgriff
1yr
Mr. Hampton or anyone else, could you provide feedback on this? I think I made the jaw too long because the Loomis rhythm doesn't look correct. Also looks like the features have "slid" down the lower half of the face. Perhaps my centerline is incorrect.
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Educator, painter, writer, and art historian. Author of Figure Drawing: Design and Invention.
