This week we finally learned about the skull and I found all of it so interesting. I think this week has been my favorite, mainly because I love drawing faces and so all the information was intriguing. The skull is split into two parts the cranium and the face. If you draw an imaginary line between the ear hole and the bridge of the nose, that is where your cranium and face split. The cranium is 2/3 and the face is 1/3 of the skull. This is a common misunderstanding when drawing. We tend to think the cranium is smaller than it actually is and then it looks funny in our drawings.
We also discussed the order that works best for drawing a face. You should start with the glabella, which is between your nose and eyebrow. This shows you where the eyes go and the nose. Then draw the planes of the nose and the cheekbones. This helps form the face and then you want to work on the planes. You face has front and side planes, which start in the middle of the brow and go to the side of the cheek. Your eye is actually in the middle of both the planes. WEIRD. Then draw the zygomatic cheek and arch and the upper jaw. Note that your cheeks are way wider than your upper jaw. Then move down to the lower jaw. The front plane of your jaws is the width of your nose.
We also got to talk with Amy about our clay manikins and it sounds like we are almost done. We might have a few muscles to put in the neck; otherwise we are just revising our muscles. This is a nice feeling to be almost finished with that.
Here is my favorite skull drawing…
I dont know how you can remember all the names of the bones and everything. That skull drawing is awesome! The contour lines above and to the outside of the eye sockets really show the form clearly. I think it would have been a little bit stronger if you continued using those contour lines on the mouth area or some on the nose to show more detail.
ReplyDeleteI would describe this drawing as precise and crisp. Looks like you had a lot of control and you enjoyed it!
ReplyDeleteNice work on the skull ! Good tips in the first paragraph too. I think the face is very fun to learn about as well, every one is so individual when it comes to eyes and noses and such.
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