Draw Faces in 15 Minutes: How to Get Started in Portrait Drawing

Marc Notes: ; 8; This text takes you through a series of carefully crafted lessons, starting with some basic drawing techniques and then focusing on the different areas of the face. Once you have mastered the features there are a number of advanced lessons teaching you how to create expressions and capture character.. Table of Contents: INTRODUCTIONA Face in 15 MinutesThe ModelYour MaterialsLEARNING TO DRAWAttitudes and TechniquesLookingMark-makingToneLightObservational MeasuringThe TechniqueTHE BASIC PORTRAIT SKETCHStage 1: Establishing the HeadStage 2: Constructing the HeadStage 3: Elaborating on the HeadShaping the HairChecking RelationshipsPutting It All TogetherUnderstanding the Head and ShouldersUnderstanding the Angles of the HeadTHE DEVELOPED PORTRAIT SKETCHDeveloping the PortraitEyes and NoseNose to MouthTeethThe Chin and JawThe Jaw and NeckThe EarsThe HairFacial HairTAKING YOUR DRAWING FURTHERLikenessExpressionAgeMale and Female CharacteristicsBlemishes and FrecklesRacial DifferencesAccessoriesProblem SolvingHair Styles ReferenceHead Angles ReferenceReferences: Exploring DrawingAcknowledgmentsBiographical Note: JAKE SPICER is a figurative draftsman, painter, and printmaker who lives and works in the UK, where he is the principal teacher of the Brighton and London Life Drawing Sessions. In 2009 Jake was named the Fringe Report Artist of the Year, and his work is exhibited widely across the UK.