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This month's theme is faces and heads. Nobody knows what heads are or where they came from, but here's how to draw them. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1EPNYWeEf1U This video (and the other videos on this channel) goes over the basics of constructing a head using using the popular 'loomis' method.  It's helpful to imagine the head (as well as anything else) broken down into simplified planes in order to wrap your mind around what you're actually seeing when you view a photo of a face. It's helpful to run your fingers over your own face as well if you're a tactile learner in order to help you learn these. You can see a full photoset of this planar head model aqui http://drawingthefantastic.blogspot...e-material.html I've been using The Drawing Script website here as an easy reference for head drawing. You check off what catagories of reference you want to appear, set the time each one will stay up on screen and you're off - very convenient. These heads were drawn with the timer set to 240-300 seconds. 
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| # ? Feb 1, 2013 09:34 |
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| # ? May 25, 2013 07:21 |
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Well, that's convenient. I just drew a random head tonight in fact.
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| # ? Feb 1, 2013 10:37 |
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ANIMALS!!!!   ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- first two pages of a longer thing   ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- JOOOOOOKES!!!  
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| # ? Feb 1, 2013 16:44 |
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Nice stuff, Tony! Like seeing comics pop up in these threads. I really dig your style. Love the dog party crashers. I don't think I ever posted this but I'm trying to get ahead on own comic stuff (this is from months ago) 
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| # ? Feb 1, 2013 16:52 |
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Dudes! I am alive! It has probably been at least a year or two since I've been on SA. TDH, I adore the brushed lettering you did for the title! And the tadpole holocaust lettering is epic, too. The black background makes the pages really hard to read for some reason, though. It's probably too much work at this point, but I think it would look really good if you outlined each strip in the same drybrush style you used for the 'animals' title. ps, Weebie rulez. Here's what I've been working on in my free time! It's a portrait of Persephone-- I finished the line art last week and I'm working on the colors now.   And here are some more pieces from the past few months:   
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| # ? Feb 1, 2013 22:33 |
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9nine posted:Dudes! I am alive! It has probably been at least a year or two since I've been on SA. i completely agree with your assessment, the black fill was a quick-finish that i did because i was up against a deadline and just could not spend any more time on it  it is going into a little comic anthology, but i am going to completely rework the layout in the future and re-use it for my own book that i am working on which will come out this year! i like your idea and will give it a shot along with the other possible-plan i have for it in my head. also, awesome work as always!!!
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| # ? Feb 1, 2013 22:44 |
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Oh well since it's faces I might as well post an update on my wax-face I really need to stop getting caught in the rendering trap; it takes about a thousand times longer to finish something and doesn't look very good in the end anyway. Does anybody have any advice for teeth? I can't find a brush that works well for them yet (as is blatantly obvious). Also this isn't mine but a friend of mine spent a really long time on it so I feel like I should show it off as much as possible. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UlB7Vb4TCMc
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| # ? Feb 1, 2013 23:15 |
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I am flippin jazzed as hell to see you back, you're one of my faves. Nikki, you stuff's awesome as always.
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| # ? Feb 1, 2013 23:24 |
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Drew some faces today. Didn't really spend much time on coloring, since I needed to do something. 
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| # ? Feb 2, 2013 02:13 |
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What I fortuitous theme. Last weekend I decided to try linoleum printing, so I drew this on a piece I had What's dark there (it's just light grey marker on grey surface for my own benefit) will not be carved out, along with the hair. I've got all of the details already carved, but I've hit a bump with the background. I was going to take it all out, but now I'm thinking it's too light and I might do some white-hatching-on-black, either in the left corner or near the face. But I guess that's something I can play around with using test prints.
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| # ? Feb 2, 2013 02:30 |
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Here's a face. It ain't the best. White crayola pencil on black paper.
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| # ? Feb 2, 2013 04:37 |
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  It used to have a face.
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| # ? Feb 2, 2013 04:52 |
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dupersaurus posted:What I fortuitous theme. Last weekend I decided to try linoleum printing, so I drew this on a piece I had Looks cool. You should definitely entertain/do something with the background. A large area like that on a lino carving will collapse once you put any pressure on it to print. Unless you're really careful with inking the lino you'll get ink all over the carved-out negative space and subsequently on your print. Unless its gonna be tiny I guess.
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| # ? Feb 2, 2013 05:18 |
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I've been working on this for a while now but had to put it off for a bit (didn't have access to my main comp). Anyway, it's a work in progress and I still have a lot to do. I'm still having problems with the hair, it looks better than it did now that I've changed the colour but it still doesn't look right 
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| # ? Feb 2, 2013 07:06 |
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That nose is real nice.
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| # ? Feb 2, 2013 08:06 |
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Koramei posted:Oh well since it's faces I might as well post an update on my wax-face Well, keeping in mind that I'm not an expert on skin tones by any means, I think that the waxyness could be because there's no distinct color zones to the face (although those tend to be very subtle to be almost imperceptible, especially in women), there's also no specular highlights or subsurface scattering, but those wouldn't necessarily show up on this example anyway. It would help if you posted your reference image.
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| # ? Feb 2, 2013 08:13 |
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 I made this in honor of the last episode of 30 Rock. "You Eastern European knock-off Mr. Potato Heads!"
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| # ? Feb 2, 2013 13:08 |
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 Crossposting from the comic thread.
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| # ? Feb 2, 2013 13:12 |
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 A quick elephant study. I've been trying to branch out from the typical dark pencil/pen on white paper. I'm also making an effort to draw more this year; it seems to come in fits and starts rather than something I do on a regular basis.  Bonus horse face Salty Lemonade fucked around with this message at Feb 2, 2013 around 18:14 |
| # ? Feb 2, 2013 18:09 |
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rocketpig posted:I've been working on this for a while now but had to put it off for a bit (didn't have access to my main comp). Anyway, it's a work in progress and I still have a lot to do. I'm still having problems with the hair, it looks better than it did now that I've changed the colour but it still doesn't look right On the upper hair, push the highlights brighter, harder, and thinner. Just a little bit should really help. The hair in general feels very soft, but the highlights need to be firmer. Also, her right eye is really really wonky.
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| # ? Feb 2, 2013 18:13 |
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rocketpig posted:I've been working on this for a while now but had to put it off for a bit (didn't have access to my main comp). Anyway, it's a work in progress and I still have a lot to do. I'm still having problems with the hair, it looks better than it did now that I've changed the colour but it still doesn't look right The hair seems like it might be in a different perspective than the rest of her head. It makes the structure of the skull seem all wrong, like it's smooshed at the top or something.
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| # ? Feb 2, 2013 18:18 |
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rocketpig posted:I've been working on this for a while now but had to put it off for a bit (didn't have access to my main comp). Anyway, it's a work in progress and I still have a lot to do. I'm still having problems with the hair, it looks better than it did now that I've changed the colour but it still doesn't look right  Very quick and sloppy paintover- I don't do much photorealism so this might not be a great stylistic match, but my suggestion is to chunk it up a little bit, and maybe warm up your highlights rather than going for a more neutral/white shine. I think an issue you might be running into is that the brushwork is so fine that her hair looks kind of like one supersmooth mass, when I think real hair tends to be less perfect. I like the rendering of the face a lot- you have some nice subtle skin definition going. 
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| # ? Feb 2, 2013 18:52 |
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Diseased Dick Guy posted:The hair seems like it might be in a different perspective than the rest of her head. It makes the structure of the skull seem all wrong, like it's smooshed at the top or something. This. I was going to say her eyes were too far up on the head but since the rest of the face is very well done and in proportion I would suggest leaving that alone, except for that right eye. She needs more of a forehead and for the hair to be pulled back. The eyes should be 1/2 way down the head and I think yours are at like 1/3.
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| # ? Feb 2, 2013 19:15 |
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Thanks for the advice everyone Blade_of_tyshalle: Thanks for pointing out that eye. I didn't even spot that before but now you've pointed it out it's really obvious. Diseased Dick Guy: The hair in my ref is really crap (one of my many bad hair choices) so I'm kinda making it as I go along. Also the top of the head is cut off in the ref. I think it might be a good idea to have a good look at some skulls and study exactly what is going on with shape and angles and stuff. Frown Town: Thanks for he paint over, it's a massive help. I really need to experiment more with including different hues. When I think about it now, even dyed hair will have lots of different colours in it. All this has been a big help, I am going to work on it some more tomorrow and take your suggestions on board
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| # ? Feb 2, 2013 19:23 |
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  Two new drawings I've been working on. A skull drawing and a self-portrait.
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| # ? Feb 2, 2013 19:44 |
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tumblr tells me that apparently this week is goblin week. i drew a goblin princess (in traditional goblin dress) i'm still getting used to SAI
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| # ? Feb 2, 2013 19:46 |
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 victory.jpg I'm really not a particularly angry or spiteful person. Just broke up with someone in the spirit of Valentine's day. 30 min doodle, just spitballing styles and themes.
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| # ? Feb 2, 2013 20:19 |
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boobs
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| # ? Feb 2, 2013 23:33 |
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Another head from my head. *** Have you seen this music video? Because . . . well . . . drat. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEBzmrDbJ-I
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| # ? Feb 2, 2013 23:58 |
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Moleskine faces:
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| # ? Feb 3, 2013 05:10 |
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I posted this in the TG art thread already but I painted a thing recently: Her nose is too sharp and I'd probably do the eyes and lips differently but it's okay. Now I am looking for references to draw a seated woman from a low angle. Augh.
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| # ? Feb 3, 2013 05:49 |
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Movin' my "draw-more-regularly-and-get-back-into-practice" resolution to right now. Just a couple quick sketches from this evening.   An attempt drawing the same guy to portray a fearful/paranoid mood. I feel like I probably messed up the lighting on this (which is something I need more practice on to begin with) so any advice on improvements here are more than welcome.
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| # ? Feb 3, 2013 06:05 |
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K9 Philosopher posted:Movin' my "draw-more-regularly-and-get-back-into-practice" resolution to right now. Just a couple quick sketches from this evening. You just need more of his features to be similar for it to be obviously the same guy. In the first picture you have a distinct outline on the hair, distinct eyebrows, distinct eyes, distinct shoulders and a distinct moustache. In the second picture the hair and moustache are obscured by the shadowing, the eyebrows and eyes are in too different a shape, and his shoulders are completely missing. Any one of those features being clearly the same as the first drawing would carry the character over. edit: something of mine (uh that is to say the exact same drawing I've posted 3 times already  ) so I don't come off as completely bossy:  I decided the solution to stop her from looking waxy was to PLASTER HER IN MAKEUP. I'm turning her into a Shirabyōshi since I've been playing tons of Shogun 2 Total War and wanted to draw one anyway. Having fun trying to do the makeup while also despairing that all the work I did on the skin is going to be completely obscured (although it's probably for the best). Her lipstuff needs a major redesign but I honestly have no idea what it looks like on somebody in this kind of makeup when they're smiling since none of them ever do. I guess I'm covering myself in it tomorrow and taking a reference shot from that. Koramei fucked around with this message at Feb 3, 2013 around 06:28 |
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| # ? Feb 3, 2013 06:21 |
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Sketching + photoshop VVV Those are badass!! VVV sigma 6 fucked around with this message at Feb 3, 2013 around 08:35 |
| # ? Feb 3, 2013 07:27 |
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Drawing while watching some livestream recordings by Anthony Jones. Its good stuff   
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| # ? Feb 3, 2013 08:32 |
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Gosh, _jink, I think you and Triangle are my two favorite artists on the forums right now. Your styles work with my brain like clockwork 
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| # ? Feb 3, 2013 08:53 |
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_jink posted:Drawing while watching some livestream recordings by Anthony Jones. Its good stuff Which brushes did you use here, out of curiosity? I've been meaning to teach myself these styles.
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| # ? Feb 3, 2013 11:48 |
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_jink: Thanks for that livestream link! Not happy with this. The right eye seems really wonky to me. Oh well. Another sleepless night. 
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| # ? Feb 3, 2013 13:08 |
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| # ? May 25, 2013 07:21 |
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Koramei posted:I guess I'm covering myself in it tomorrow and taking a reference shot from that. This isn't a bad idea When I get stuck coz I'm looking for something really specifics I'll recreate the pose/lighting etc and take a pic. It's handy to give you something to work off.
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