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Face: Front View
Now that you have an understanding of the proportions of the face, I'm going to take you step by step on how to
actually lay it out. The front view is not all that hard to do, if you're a beginner you'll probobly find that the hardest part is getting the face to be semetrical.
(Note: All of the lines here are very crist and precise for educational purposes... When I sit down and actually draw, my lines are much more sketchy. In other words...
don't be as concerned about how crisp your lines are, it's more important that you get the gesture of the face down.)
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All of the hards start the same way... with a simple circle. This cirlce wil later form the top of the head |
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Next we'll draw a line down the center. It's very important that this line is as close to the center as humanly possible. This line is called the
Center Line. In this, and proceeding lessons we'll use the center line quite a bit. So what does this line do? In this case it divides the head in half. We use this
for placement of the features and for making sure the face is equal on both sides.. I'll discuss this further when we talk about the tilting and turning of the head. |
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Next we're going to drop to vertical lines from the sides of the circle. These lines are going to form the sides of the face. I tend to keep them relatively
short for female faces, and longer for males. But things like age and desired look will influence it as well. You want the two lines to be equal in length. If they're not, your face will be slightly
slanted to one side. |
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Next we'll pick a spot on the center line for the center of the chin. Where you decide to place the center of the
chin will determine how long or short the face is. |
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Now we'll draw a line from last point of the lines we droped to the mark we made on the center of the chin.
It's almost starting to look like something now isn't it? ^_- |
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Not here's wher you'll have some liberty... some people prefer faces to have a more angular look and
some people (like me ^_^) prefer them to be much more rounder. Using the guides we made you're going to "flesh out" the lower portion
of the face. |
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We'll add in the horizonatal center line now. This line is much like the vertical center line, except that it's used strictly for placement.
As you become more expierenced in drawing the face, this line will be one of the first lines you place.. rather than the last as we have it here. The reason for that it that you'll become so
used to the proportions and laying out the face... that you will be able to see where the horizontal center line should be. If you're just learning how to lay out the face... wait until this step
to add it. It will make it so you don't have a misproportioned face in relation to the head. |
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And lastly we can add the facial features! Refer to the previos page if you're not sure where they should be placed!
On to the Next Lesson!
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