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comd (Mar 25, 2006)

Trying to get a feel for what it takes to make a human head (not necessarily realistic: just something I could comfortably draw without a reference - could be cartoonish). I am having serious perspective problems. Maybe I should start off with a cube to get a feel for the correct angle and how to place the features in proper symmetrical form. I ended up drawing those horizontal and vertical lines towards the end only to realize that features were really assymetrical/lopsided.

comd (Mar 25, 2006)
drawn in 25 min

Kloxboy (Mar 25, 2006)

That looks cool, now that piece has contours. ;)
Reminds of Doze Green's work a littlle but more sketchy and structured.

davincipoppalag (Mar 25, 2006)

If people's faces were absolutely symmetrical, there wouldn't be nearly as much variety in what they look like. The imperfections and off-angle features are what make interest. Why be perfect?

comd (edited Mar 26, 2006)

Ah definitely, but I'd like to add asymmetry once I can draw things properly in perspective symmetrically, otherwise I'll just end up passing off my mistakes as asymmetrical features of the character. That works, but I'd like to be in more control rather than letting my mistakes dictate the look of the character.