You Make Me Smile (Face?)
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Printed Date: 10 September 2025 at 7:08am
Topic: You Make Me Smile (Face?)
Posted By: ekobor
Subject: You Make Me Smile (Face?)
Date Posted: 25 September 2009 at 6:31pm
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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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Posted By: Hatch
Date Posted: 25 September 2009 at 7:00pm
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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! ------------- |
Posted By: STE'86
Date Posted: 26 September 2009 at 5:35am
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have a look at these first: http://www.how-to-draw-and-paint.com/how-to-draw-faces.html - 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.ehow.com/video_2375573_shading-tips-drawing-faces.html http://www.artyfactory.com/portraits/index.htm - 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 |
Posted By: Manupix
Date Posted: 28 September 2009 at 2:02am
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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. |