MINI ART COURSE
- - ART SKILLS IN 9 LESSONS
DRAWING THE FACE

Draw the figure - Using these model poses

Faces are not really hard to draw. Fore sure, it will take some practice. The biggest problem is resisting old drawing habits we have formed or the negative attitude that we can’t do it. Using light guidelines will help us to get the features located in the right place. The oval is a useful starting shape. Remember to use the same E-Z approach to drawing ovals we used in our warm ups. Sketch lightly with a flowing motion to draw the oval . Next note the position of the guidelines. The first is at the top of the skull. The second at about midway is the “eye guideline”, Third is the nose bottom guide line which is also the bottom of the ears; this is about half way from the eye line to the chin. Mouths are more or less, at the midway point between nose and chin. Of course individual faces vary.

DRAWING THE FACE - 3 VIEWS - 7TH GRADE ART LESSON

Assignment 1: practice using guide lines and a light pressure, sketch approach to develop the correct proportions of the human head. Use the whole arm to move in oval motion. Practice positioning guide lines Invent your own characters.

 

Assignment 2:
Find 3 views of faces in a magazine,
#1 should be a front view, #2 a side view and #3 a 3/4 view (an in between view.)
Reproduce each of the subject from the photos using the guide line approach.
Make each of the pictures fit the larger part of a 9x12 inch drawing page.
You will have 3 finished drawings.


Front view 1. guide lines
Front view 2. features positioned
Front view 3. details are added

front view 1. guide lines
front view 2. features positioned
front view 3. details are added

Profile view 1. guide lines
Profile view 2.


Character: front view 1. guide
Character: front view 2.
 
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