07-21-2015, 03:05 AM
Hey! It's nice seeing some Bridgman studies! I've got some advice and tips for tackling Bridgman in the future.
One is the brow line. The brow line is the key landmark of the face. Getting it right makes everything easier. What is important to remember is that the eye sockets are a depression in the face and the brow sticks out like a wedge above it. In the centre of the brow line you have this keystone shape that leads into the nasal bone. This also recedes into the face, just a bit less than the eyes.
If you look at the human skull, there is a very clear line where the front plane turns into the side plane. This is something Bridgman marked in every drawing so you can tell where the one plane becomes another. This change happens on the brow line and if you look at his drawings, it is something you always notice.
Don't worry about things like eyes because they're minor relative to the overall structure. Bridgman is all about getting the big stuff correct. Then when you've gotten good at that, you can start to read the spiritual successor to Bridgman "The Human Figure" by John H. Vanderpoel. It basically covers all the things Bridgman doesn't.
Like Amit said, focus a bit more on proportions. If the big proportions are off, everything becomes off.
Here are a few simple alignments that have helped me quickly check if something is off.
The width of the keystone shape in the brow is the same width as the wings of the nose, the base of the nose (that part that attaches to the front plane), the square of the chin and the curve where the lower lip looses most of its mass. Amit mentioned the pupils and the mouth. The brow line and the bottom of the nose align with the ears (however perspective must be factored in to this). The face is 5 eyes wide at it's widest (this factors in the side plane that curves away). From the hairline to the brow is the same as from the brow to the nose and the nose to the bottom of the chin. This same unit can be used to describe the distance from the bridge of the nose to the edge of the eye socket.
Anyway, I hope it helps :)
One is the brow line. The brow line is the key landmark of the face. Getting it right makes everything easier. What is important to remember is that the eye sockets are a depression in the face and the brow sticks out like a wedge above it. In the centre of the brow line you have this keystone shape that leads into the nasal bone. This also recedes into the face, just a bit less than the eyes.
If you look at the human skull, there is a very clear line where the front plane turns into the side plane. This is something Bridgman marked in every drawing so you can tell where the one plane becomes another. This change happens on the brow line and if you look at his drawings, it is something you always notice.
Don't worry about things like eyes because they're minor relative to the overall structure. Bridgman is all about getting the big stuff correct. Then when you've gotten good at that, you can start to read the spiritual successor to Bridgman "The Human Figure" by John H. Vanderpoel. It basically covers all the things Bridgman doesn't.
Like Amit said, focus a bit more on proportions. If the big proportions are off, everything becomes off.
Here are a few simple alignments that have helped me quickly check if something is off.
The width of the keystone shape in the brow is the same width as the wings of the nose, the base of the nose (that part that attaches to the front plane), the square of the chin and the curve where the lower lip looses most of its mass. Amit mentioned the pupils and the mouth. The brow line and the bottom of the nose align with the ears (however perspective must be factored in to this). The face is 5 eyes wide at it's widest (this factors in the side plane that curves away). From the hairline to the brow is the same as from the brow to the nose and the nose to the bottom of the chin. This same unit can be used to describe the distance from the bridge of the nose to the edge of the eye socket.
Anyway, I hope it helps :)
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