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Basic
Head
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Please note that this tutorial
covers only the BARE BASICS on the
human head. Every head is different,
and the one shown here is extremely
simplified and generic. It should
still give you a good start to base
your proportions off of. This is also
not a generic anime head, more of
a cross between American comics and
realisl hence the eyes are not uber
large, nor is the chin pointing, and
nose and mouth small. I may do an
anime style head tutorial in the future,
but for now this gives you the basic
idea of how to do a general head.
First start with an oval. The oval
should be able to hold roughly one
and a half circles vertically. Split
the head into 4 equal quarters for
a frontal view.
You're going to fill in the basic
proportions of where the facial features
will go. The eyes will fall right
on the center line. There should be
one eye width between the two of them,
and a around 1/2 eyewidth to the edge
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The nose will
fall 1 and 1/2 eye widths from the
eyeline. The edges of the nose will
be as far out as the inner edge of
the eyes.
The mouth will be
half an eyewidth down from the nose.
The edges of the mouth will reach
go out as far as the center of each
eye (if you were to draw a line down).
Now it's time
to fill in the last of the measurements.
Your eyebrow line will be 1/2 eye
width above the centerline.
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The ears will
occur between the nose and the eyeline.
The neck fills out
to the outer edge of each eye (if
you were to draw a line down). |
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Since I've got my basic measurements
in place I'm now going to fill in
the facial features with specific
details so that it looks like the
head I want it to. I generally start
with the eyes, being careful to stay
within my guides. |
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I then follow with the nose. Since
it is a head on view without a strong
light source, there is not a huge
line going down the center. Concentrate
mainly on the shape of the bottom
of the nose. |
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Then place your mouth, facial
shape, and ears within your guides.
Please note that different people
will have different facial features!
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Add your hair
in last. Make sure that you don't
place your hairline down to far. People
do have foreheads, but they are overlooked
because they are "blank". |
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Eyes can come in all shapes and
sizes. Feel free to expiriment with
style so that you aren't tied into
something you don't want to be. Here
are some ideas. The way in which the
eyebrow is placed is the most important
indicator of emotion. |
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The mouth is the second most important
indicator of emotion. Practice drawing
it open, closed, and in different
expressions. |
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Noses can seem unimportant, but
they help to make a person look unique.
There are many different ways to approach
this. |
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Ears are what I consider to be
the most generic facial feature. Here
are some variations. (sorry I couldn't
come up with more, there's really
not much I can do!) Remember to include
the natural curves and twists present
within the ear to give it a sense
of realism. |
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A few basic ideas for head shapes.
Every head is unique, so don't limit
yourself! |
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