How to Draw Figures from Imagination - Part 2
This video lesson continues the topic of how to draw figures from imagination. It is one of the tutorials from the Life Drawing Academy Correspondence Course - https://lifedrawing.academy/correspon.... To explain how to do figurative drawing, I showed you the template for sculpting and demonstrated how to make a small, but anatomically accurate and proportionate model of a ribcage. This clay model was used to draw a ribcage from life from various points of view. Now, it's time to continue this topic and I will show you how to make a small model of a human head. This head will be in the same scale as the ribcage and be proportionate and symmetrical. There are various measurements that can be taken and checked when it comes to sculpting and drawing. One of the main proportions of the human face is the rule of thirds, dividing the height of the face into three equal parts. Such thirds give two horizontal levels at the top and the bottom of the nose. Also, the line of the ear is not vertical, but tilted at about 15 degrees. The lateral end of the eyebrow points to the bottom part of the ear. In the top view, the skull is not oval. Its sides are narrower at the face and wider towards the back of the head. I will also make a quick sketch of a head to explain the main proportions of a human head. Drawing in ink is a great way to train your hand and improve sketching skills. The main proportion is easy to remember - the height of the head divided in half gives us the level of eyes. The next rule is also very important. The height of the face can be divided into three equal parts - the forehead, the nose and the distance from the base of the nose to the chin.
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