[How to draw head and face] Books to be referenced and recommended practice

I want to improve my paintings.

I've always looked at technical books, making with artists, etc., and every time I think, there are 10 ways to draw with 10 people ...

There is no choice but to try various things and find out how to practice and draw.

And that ’s why I ’m so happy! Here are some books and exercises that will help you capture all the angles and perspectives of your face.

Before you practice

Let's figure out which angle and part you are not good at. Please do a graffiti.

What did you understand when you tried to draw it?

Is it when you look up diagonally?

There may be some people who are too confident about their own assessment, but none of them are confident, but if that is the case, it would be a good idea to decide the points you want to master.

The important thing is to “determine a clear purpose and practice while thinking”, but if there are too many “purposes”, it will not work.

Please score the goal as long as you can pay attention.

Atari learning from masters

Let's see the head as a simple figure and see how to make a hit that is not easily lost in balance at any angle.

I would like to recommend Andrew Loomis' book "Drawing the Head and Hands".

Those who can read English because the copyright has already expired, A. Loomis painting technique book pdf file storage blog has been placed by the administrator, so you can also download from here .

I would like you to check the contents carefully and absorb it.

Drawing the Head and Hands/ William Andrew Loomis

1. Draw a crosshair on the sphere and cut off the edges
2. The horizontal line of the cross is “eyebrow”, and the point that goes straight down the vertical line to the edge of the sphere is “under the nose”
3. Decide on the top and bottom of the eyebrow and the bottom of the nose, and the upper part is the hairline and the lower part is the heel.

The above is how to take atari.

I think that it would be nice to copy Loomis's picture once it's gone.

Practical practice

I love the wonderful site POSEMANIACS as a subject.

Is this a support site for practicing poses? Some people may have thought, but it's not just a pose.

Select the hand viewer from the home page

Select 「02 CT SCAN 頭(Beta)」 from the item on the right

Drag with the mouse to rotate around. Ah ~ wonderful! !

If you stop at the angle you want to practice based on what you have just learned, copy it roughly while conscious of how to take it.

Since you don't have to worry about the details yet, please drop the number of polygons of the 3mm model in your brain.

Practice image ↓

And to application

Whether you feel like you've grasped something or not, please try to grab your shoulders once more once your practice is complete.

Check if you are conscious and evaluate.

This is an important process for breaking and correcting your beliefs little by little.

What you want to draw is more deformed!

Then I think that understanding of the head is still necessary ...!

When deforming, it is necessary to simplify the facial parts and extract the appropriate lines, so I personally feel that this is more advanced.

Perhaps there are many illustrators with designs that do not correspond to the face ratio introduced above, but they are not mindful of the ratio, but they are trying to study the balance that looks cute.

So, if you want to aim for a deformed pattern, why not try the basics and look for an attractive ratio?

Summary

Quality over quantity, quality over quantity ... quality and quantity (distant eyes).

There are various ways to practice and opinions in the neighborhood, but I think it is best to keep your strength and ease.

I wouldn't feel a sense of mission if I had to continue every day, but I would be happy if I could get tired and draw together with a light feeling that I could try.

I would like to summarize in another article points that I couldn't dig deeper, such as deformed character points (no I want to know!).

Author: さかき (sakaki)