Facing Forward: Portrait Drawing with Ease

See fig. 9-5 on pg. 166. Drawn on a mirror with an overhead marker, then traced onto paper.

Read Chapter 9, pp.162-191

• Make you "test for yourself:" fig.9-1, 9-2, 9-3, 9-4 & 9-5
• Read pp.167-172
  

Draw in your sketchbook:

• "Drawing a blank to see better than ever" pp.168-169 (take a look at fig.10-24 on pg.212)
• "Drawing another blank and getting a line on the profile" pp.173-177
  (be sure to look at Fig.9-12 on pg.170)
• "A Warm Up Exercise" pp.178-180 (Sargent on p.179)
  

Profile of student (Crystal Deemer), 2006

18x24 Newsprint with 2in margin

• "Now, the real thing: A profile portrait of a person" pp.181-189