Week 11 Directed Study

Facial Anatomy: The Beginnings of Portraiture

              Like all portrait drawings proper proportional plannig was used in order to create these drawings. All drawings were created out of an oval shape, then depending on the position of the head a central divider was drawn to indicate where the symmetry line was. Across the central line 3 additional horizontal lines subdivided the head into the eyes, nose, mouth & chin.  
Drawing A was deliberately left unfinished to show how the oval shape was first created.

(A)

            In drawing (B) you can see some planning (above the eye) which was used for measuring purposes.

(B)

            In drawing C, the oval shape of the head can be seen along with the central dividor and the horizontal lines that were used to indicate the proportions of the eyes, nose, mouth and chin. I spent most of my time drawing the ear as it had to be drawn on a certain angle, but all the detail is there. Parts like the Helix, the anthelix, the lobule, the tragus and concha, are not easy to draw but it helps when you learn their names.

(C)