Thursday, March 24, 2011

Face Contour Tip

Royal Academy instructor Solomon J. Solomon (1860-1927) offers this trick for head drawing.
 
By holding the straight vertical edge of a book adjacent to the model’s face, it’s much easier to accurately judge the far contour of a face seen in three quarter profile.
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Solomon J. Solomon, The Practice of Oil Painting and Drawing. Philadelphia and London, 1910.
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5 comments:

  1. Nathan TMarch 24, 2011 at 11:26 AM

    One book I own recommends a string with a weight on one end to create a vertical line as well.

    I didn't think about using this for face contours before. Thank you!

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  2. Matthew GauvinMarch 24, 2011 at 12:02 PM

    SOunds like a great tip! Now if only I could afford a model,LOL.

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  3. AnonymousMarch 24, 2011 at 12:47 PM

    This reminds me a lot of Andrew Loomis! Too bad I lost Drawing the head and Hands!

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  4. Matthew GauvinMarch 24, 2011 at 4:55 PM

    dfa, Not sure if you would be interested but I have a link to free digital andrew loomis books on my illustration blog and "drawing the head adn hands" is one of them : ) it's under the "free books" tab.

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  5. AnonymousMarch 25, 2011 at 10:59 AM

    Sounds good! I mean, I did own a copy in pre-historic times! Thanks for the heads up!

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