Mark Hill

Head Drawing Basics

Hi there! Sorry for the late reply, but I did't recall get an alert someone had posted something! :/Its a little hard to tell in the picture because of the camera angle, but I'll try and critique the best I can. What I'm noticing the most right now is that the proportions perhaps feel a little squat, and the head almost feels like its taking on a square/cube shape. I think if you just had a little more length overall in the head, you'd be off to a really great start. Within the drawing you've done though, things are aligned and well placed. Its just the shortness of the head overall that effects everything else. Not knowing the size of the drawing itself or how large of paper is, this can sometimes effect how we draw but not sure if this applies here. The only other thing I'll say is that the lines could be a little cleaner, but that will come with time and practice. I will say, once you feel good about a particular line you've made, if theres any sort of excess lines, or 'sketchiness' to it, go back over it with an eraser lightly so that you can then solidify the line to make it more clear. The main reason for this is so that you know for yourself what the exact line you wanted was and that theres no confusion about it as you progress a drawing forward. Hope this helps, and sorry again for the late reply!

Head basics<img srcset="https://static.skillshare.com/uploads/project/3c7a81a77e79111e8c59ae06df44d728/1b3088cd.jpg 600w, https://static.skillshare.com/uploads/project/3c7a81a77e79111e8c59ae06df44d728/1b3088cd.jpg 1000w" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 600px, 100vw" src="https://static.skillshare.com/uploads/project/3c7a81a77e79111e8c59ae06df44d728/1b3088cd.jpg" loading="lazy" alt="First Try - image 1 - student project">

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