Pixel Joint Forum: You Make Me Smile (Face?)

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   Hiya, after doing some little things with CC from other sources, I thought I should get back in here for a bit, to get help from people who actually know PA.

I'm currently working on a face: 

Which has no mouth.

I am trying to work with planes, as I keep hearing this said when people work on faces, but I don't think I am grasping it too well. 

So I was hoping someone here could explain the theory a bit better in relation to what I have so far?

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ekobor Commander Joined: 20 February 2018 Online Status: Offline Posts: 194	Topic: You Make Me Smile (Face?) Posted: 25 September 2009 at 6:31pm
	Hiya, after doing some little things with CC from other sources, I thought I should get back in here for a bit, to get help from people who actually know PA. I'm currently working on a face: Which has no mouth. I am trying to work with planes, as I keep hearing this said when people work on faces, but I don't think I am grasping it too well. So I was hoping someone here could explain the theory a bit better in relation to what I have so far?
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Hatch Admiral Joined: 05 August 2015 Online Status: Offline Posts: 1387	Posted: 25 September 2009 at 7:00pm
	Is (s)he looking down? If not, the proportions are a bit off. If so, you should modify the nose so it looks more like it's pointing down. And, er, the proportions are still a bit off, but less so!
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STE'86 Seaman Joined: 17 September 2009 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 20	Posted: 26 September 2009 at 5:35am
	have a look at these first: http://www.how-to-draw-and-paint.com/how-to-draw-faces.html http://www.ehow.com/video_2375573_shading-tips-drawing-faces.html http://www.artyfactory.com/portraits/index.htm they are designed for hand drawing but their methods are the basic groundwork that can be applied to all media. Steve Edited by STE'86 - 26 September 2009 at 5:36am
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Manupix Commander Joined: 05 November 2024 Online Status: Offline Posts: 771	Posted: 28 September 2009 at 2:02am
	I'm equally curious about that 'planes' thing, it could have several meanings and I don't know which one is intended yet... One possibility is what you're trying: represent actual geometrical planes in space by evenly shaded patches. I will help if you have a clearly defined light source: so far you have frontal light on the forehead and nose, top light on the eyes and cheeks, light from below on the chin. Also, I think your outline is too soft, it might be more angular to better fit those planes, esp temples and cheeks; and making it mirrored is not a good idea, faces are rarely symmetrical, and light even more so.
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