08-26-2016, 10:06 PM
Heya Irish! Long time no post!
I think the idea behind what you're doing with the head experiment is great. Plus, respect points because it's done traditionally. I really love your idea of treating the object like it's 3D, like rotating the subject around and discover hard-to-draw poses and angles.
If I may suggest, maybe it's a good idea to stick to just one subject to study from. Pick an object/person. Snap photos at different angles for reference! Or, scour the internet for good head references. Like this person: http://robynrose.deviantart.com/
![[Image: head_turnaround___side_to_back_by_robynrose-d4zlduk.jpg]](http://img07.deviantart.net/028b/i/2015/115/f/6/head_turnaround___side_to_back_by_robynrose-d4zlduk.jpg)
I can't stress it enough that you have to shoot as close as possible to real life reference. I don't want to discount what Fed said, because working from imagination has merits. But working on imagination alone has a huge tendency for everyone to reinforce bad habits thinking it's right when in fact nothing could be further from the truth.
On to the paint-over!
Original:
With edits:
I decided to keep the base of the neck true to what you drew, and change the surrounding head in relation to that. The skull shape needs to jut out a little more. Most of the facial features can't be seen at this angle (In this angle, the nose and the eye can't be seen). And the ear you drew looks more like a symbol for an ear than an ear in perspective.
You are having trouble whenever the face starts to turn? I say you have to work on how to draw the facial features (especially the eyes and nose) in perspective. You're probably golden when the subject is looking at the camera straight on, so maybe it's a good idea to give extra care to other angles!
Just one subject in different angles so you don't have to vary much in proportion! Looking forward to your next update!
I think the idea behind what you're doing with the head experiment is great. Plus, respect points because it's done traditionally. I really love your idea of treating the object like it's 3D, like rotating the subject around and discover hard-to-draw poses and angles.
If I may suggest, maybe it's a good idea to stick to just one subject to study from. Pick an object/person. Snap photos at different angles for reference! Or, scour the internet for good head references. Like this person: http://robynrose.deviantart.com/
I can't stress it enough that you have to shoot as close as possible to real life reference. I don't want to discount what Fed said, because working from imagination has merits. But working on imagination alone has a huge tendency for everyone to reinforce bad habits thinking it's right when in fact nothing could be further from the truth.
On to the paint-over!
Original:
With edits:
I decided to keep the base of the neck true to what you drew, and change the surrounding head in relation to that. The skull shape needs to jut out a little more. Most of the facial features can't be seen at this angle (In this angle, the nose and the eye can't be seen). And the ear you drew looks more like a symbol for an ear than an ear in perspective.
You are having trouble whenever the face starts to turn? I say you have to work on how to draw the facial features (especially the eyes and nose) in perspective. You're probably golden when the subject is looking at the camera straight on, so maybe it's a good idea to give extra care to other angles!
Just one subject in different angles so you don't have to vary much in proportion! Looking forward to your next update!
If you are reading this, I most likely just gave you a crappy crit! What I'm basically trying to say is, don't give up!
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