eBook - ePub
Pocket Art: Portrait Drawing
The Quick Guide to Mastering Technique and Style
- 112 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub
About this book
This debut book in the Pocket Art series is packed with expert technical guidance on drawing realistic portraits in pencil and stunning, inspirational examples.
London-based artist Joanna Henly (a.k.a. Miss Led) guides you through every aspect of pencil portraiture with a lively, graphic approach to instruction—demystifying the complexities of the human face with step-by-step illustrations and expert tips.
Get started with a quick overview of how to set up your work space, how to hold a pencil, and tips on mark making. A section on understanding the face begins with a look at its underlying structure (the skull and muscles) and includes guidance on capturing facial relationships from different angles.
Then learn to accurately draw each individual feature—eyes, ears, nose, mouth, skin tones, and hair—with illustrations of their anatomy and examples of their differing shapes. You’ll also find tips on rendering the facial expressions of your subjects.
The exercises demonstrate and reinforce the skills as you go, while the incredible artwork inspires and motivates. With its compact size and sturdy flexi binding, you can carry this invaluable resource everywhere you go—in your backpack, bag, or pocket.
London-based artist Joanna Henly (a.k.a. Miss Led) guides you through every aspect of pencil portraiture with a lively, graphic approach to instruction—demystifying the complexities of the human face with step-by-step illustrations and expert tips.
Get started with a quick overview of how to set up your work space, how to hold a pencil, and tips on mark making. A section on understanding the face begins with a look at its underlying structure (the skull and muscles) and includes guidance on capturing facial relationships from different angles.
Then learn to accurately draw each individual feature—eyes, ears, nose, mouth, skin tones, and hair—with illustrations of their anatomy and examples of their differing shapes. You’ll also find tips on rendering the facial expressions of your subjects.
The exercises demonstrate and reinforce the skills as you go, while the incredible artwork inspires and motivates. With its compact size and sturdy flexi binding, you can carry this invaluable resource everywhere you go—in your backpack, bag, or pocket.
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FEATURES
THE EYES
Eyes reveal so much about the face. To capture their expression, you need to understand light and shadow and pay close attention to positioning the iris in both eyes.
Here is a super easy way to draw the eye from a frontal view. The upper and lower curves are almost mirror images in a pinched oval shape.
The circle of the iris cuts through the top line and leaves a gap above the lower line. Add a smaller circle for the pupil.
The line of the lid acknowledges the shape of the eyeball. The top eyelid is almost parallel to the existing top line and almost touches the top of the iris. The lower lid is almost parallel to the existing line but becomes narrower at each end.
I suggest studying the curves of the eyelashes since they change slightly from one end of the eyelid to the other.
Note: The white of the eye, the sclera, is never fully white and requires shading to show the shadow cast by the eyelashes.
In profile, the iris is part of the curve of the full circle of the eyeball.
The circular curves of the eyeball and eye socket are still present when the eye is closed.
Hair and beauty illustration for Braun packaging project, 2016
Practice using these diagrams to help you understand the shape of the eye and the position of the iris when seen from an angle, above, or below (as when casting a sideward glance).
The shape of the eye can reveal a person’s age. The iris fills more s...
Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Contents
- Introduction
- Your Setup
- Understanding the Face
- Features
- Skin Tones and Hair
- Acknowledgments
- About the Author
- Copyright