Lessons on Figure Drawing by J Leonard Watson

Author:J Leonard Watson
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780486149868
Publisher: Dover Publications
Published: 2012-10-07T16:00:00+00:00

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When seen from below, the bridge from the brows to the end will lose greatly in length by foreshortening, and must therefore be carefully studied in order to avoid an exaggerated appearance.

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THE MOUTH

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40. The mouth, like the eye, is one of the most difficult parts of the face to properly render, inasmuch as its form is so subtle and so greatly influenced by perspective that constant practice is the only means by which one can successfully master its subtle curves. Viewed in profile, Fig. 45, one can study the general formation of the lips. Note the steps formed by the intersections of the nose, lips, and chin with the plane of the lips. In the full-front view, Fig. 46, the upper and lower lips are seen to be concave in their outlines from the middle to the corner. In thickness the upper lip is much more convex than the lower one, Fig. 45, and the curves unite in a very subtle manner with adjacent curves. In the full-face view, Fig. 47, the mass about the mouth is very convex owing to the influence of the teeth. The corners, therefore, are farther back than the middle and the concave sides become foreshortened. In the average mouth the upper lip overhangs the lower lip slightly, and in a direct profile view, Fig. 48, the corners will be found somewhat lower than the drooping middle portion of the upper lip. The mucus, or red, portion of the upper lip may be divided into two planes, a and b, Fig. 49, while the lower lip possesses three planes, the middle one c extending each side of the center of the upper lip and the two side ones d extending into the corners of the mouth. The degree of curve and fulness in the lips is a matter of individual character, varying from a distinct bow shape to lips that are so thin and straight as to be scarcely more than a straight line across the face.

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