Lessons in Masterful Portrait Drawing: A Classical Approach to Drawing the Head by Mau-Kun Yim & Iris Yim

Author:Mau-Kun Yim & Iris Yim [Yim, Mau-Kun]
Language: eng
Format: azw3, pdf
Publisher: F+W Media
Published: 2017-03-27T04:00:00+00:00

5 Detail the nose

A common mistake is that we sometimes make the nostrils too dark and too defined. The nostrils should be inside the nose in the shadow.

6 Detail the ears

What’s the difference between an old man’s ear and a young man’s? The shape of an ear won’t change throughout a person’s lifetime, and there are no wrinkles. But the earlobe does change over time. Earlobes for older people tend to get a little bit droopy.

First capture the basic characteristics of the ear, including the helix, antihelix, tragus and earlobe. The ear should not pop out. Avoid using contour lines to call out every detail of the ear. To make sure it’s in sync with the rest of the face, compare it to the nose and the cheekbones. The ear needs to be behind the cheekbone at an angle. The hard edges of the ear are different from the hard edges of the cheekbone. If we make the ear too dark, it doesn’t seem to be under the light. But it’s inappropriate to make the ear too bright either because the spatial relationship will be incorrect.

Pay attention to the light and shadow areas. For the light areas, there are different levels of brightness. Focus on the overall shape of the light and dark areas.

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