Tuesday, November 18, 2014

Practice Drawing Facial Features in your Sketchbooks

The following should be in your sketchbook when they are collected Friday, Nov.21
  • FROM THR NOV 13th- 3-7  (5 is fine) practice EYES.
    • Must be from real life, no photos
    • 2 may be your own (mirror)
    • Get some left and some right
  • FROM FRI NOV 14th- 3-7 (5 is fine) practice NOSES.
    • Must be from real life, no photos
    • 2 may be your own (mirror)
    • Try to get some from slightly above looking down, some from as straight-on as possible, and some from just a little below, looking up
  • FROM TUE NOV 18th- 7 practice MOUTHS.
    • No more than 3 may be from photos (at least 4 must be from real life, 2 may be your own (mirror or photo).
    • Try to capture a variety of expressions; smile, frown, bored, surprised, etc.
    • At least 2 need to show teeth or be open
  • FROM WED&THR NOV 19th&20th- 3-7  (5 is fine) practice EARS & HAIRSTYLES.
    • Must be from real life, no photos
    • Make sure ears are foreshortened (going away from you in space), these are for the portrait view of the face, not the profile view (where you'd see the whole ear)
    • Try to capture a variety of hairstyles; long, short, straight, wavy, curly, spike, etc.

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