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Overview to drawing hair - Draw the outline shape of the hair. Begin by applying the dark areas in the direction the hair grows. After dark areas are placed, blend them out to be a halftone value. Reapply the darks by drawing the darks into the light area. Pull the light area into the…(continue reading)
Posted in The Drawing Board. Updated August 30th, 2010.
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Ears are different than any other part of the face. They have a unique shape and the skin is shinier. Our ears are oilier which creates the shine. I love drawing ears because of the dark darks and the bright whites. A lot of contrast is in the ear.
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Posted in The Drawing Board. Updated August 23rd, 2010.
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This time on The Drawing Board we are focusing on the skin tones on the face.
Step 1 - Moving up on the forehead, the area under the hat and underneath the hair are darker than the rest of the skin tones on the face. They are in the shadow. I shaded these in using a B pencil.
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I’ve…(continue reading)
Posted in The Drawing Board. Updated August 16th, 2010.
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The Mouth -
Again, I start in the darkest area of the mouth. I used a 2B pencil for this example. I had to pay close attention to what area of the lip the shadow was resting on. Don’t always assume you know where that shadow is. It can trick you sometimes.
The…(continue reading)
Posted in The Drawing Board. Updated August 9th, 2010.
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Step 1 - I start the nose in the darkest area – the nostril. I used an 8B pencil with gentle pressure for this.
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Then with a B pencil, I fill in the rest of the nostril and the darker skin tones.
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Step 2 – Blend all areas…(continue reading)
Posted in The Drawing Board. Updated August 2nd, 2010.
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