08-06-2016, 09:12 PM
Hey dude! Your head studies are really coming along recently, particularly you are getting a better handle on the three quarter view.
Keep focusing on the DRAWING the head. If you get good at drawing, your painting will automatically get better. Its also vice versa, practice painting and your drawing will get better because you are more aware of form. But first, get gud at drawing.
I would study Loomis drawing the head if you haven't already. There are few who would disagree that its the best constructional head manual out there. Read it, and study each page carefully. I drew each page out 2-3 times until i got the message. It might be more or less for you.
An exercise you could try is to draw all the features alone from different angles. This really helped me. (This i think is also recommended in loomis, but the references arent many, so i just practiced from photos)
I also think you should slow down a bit when drawing in general. Really think about your line placement. Should this line be an S curve or a C curve? What are the underlying structures i'm portraying with it? Also a lot of your lines are too curved - eg the profile of the cheek bone - its a common mistake, but it applies to all the lines you see observationally.
Finally do line photostudies - then cover them up and replicate 3-4 times. This is a great way to learn, but only when you are already good at constructing the head.
Good luck and keep plowing away!
Keep focusing on the DRAWING the head. If you get good at drawing, your painting will automatically get better. Its also vice versa, practice painting and your drawing will get better because you are more aware of form. But first, get gud at drawing.
I would study Loomis drawing the head if you haven't already. There are few who would disagree that its the best constructional head manual out there. Read it, and study each page carefully. I drew each page out 2-3 times until i got the message. It might be more or less for you.
An exercise you could try is to draw all the features alone from different angles. This really helped me. (This i think is also recommended in loomis, but the references arent many, so i just practiced from photos)
I also think you should slow down a bit when drawing in general. Really think about your line placement. Should this line be an S curve or a C curve? What are the underlying structures i'm portraying with it? Also a lot of your lines are too curved - eg the profile of the cheek bone - its a common mistake, but it applies to all the lines you see observationally.
Finally do line photostudies - then cover them up and replicate 3-4 times. This is a great way to learn, but only when you are already good at constructing the head.
Good luck and keep plowing away!