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Tips on Pencil Portrait Drawing - The Profile View by Roberto Bell
A curious thing about drawing the profile view is that novices find it much easier than the other poses. Yet, the advanced draftsperson can find the profile quite taxing.
For the advanced draftsperson the challenge lies in the struggle to affect a three-dimensional sculptured quality.
Looking at the arabesque in the side view observe how the head is broken down into straight lines. Using these architectonic lines conveys a firmness of shape.
In the start, you should keep the shapes simple. Also at this time, do not draw all the profiled features. There are 2 reasons for this:
1. It is very likely that even the most talented draftsperson will be off, and
2. Once a line is established the language center of your brain will consider that relationship as right one. Therefore, it will look right to you but everyone else will see the mistake.
There is a superior way. You start with drawing the arabesque using architectonically straight lines. The principal concerns are fixing the general proportions and shape properly. At a more advanced level you should also consider rhythm and flow.
Instead of right away including the nose into the arabesque you should utilize the facial angle, i.e., the line from the forehead to the chin that breaks at the bottom of the nose. The landmark reference for the bottom of the nose is the tiny ledge-like protuberance.
A plumb-bob is an good tool for rightly placing the bottom of the nose. A plumb-bob is a length of thread (preferably black carpet thread) that has a weight attached to it. The plumb-bob is made use of to verify vertical alignments (when working with life models) and their relations to that vertical line. The vertical line is called the plumb-line.
Aligning the plumb-line to the chin allows you more rightly to see the relation of brow to chin. The brow is set back from the chin. By the way, the entire region of chin and mouth is called the "muzzle".
Having confirmed that the initial arabesque and facial angle are correct you can now continue with locating the facial proportions, principal anatomical landmarks, and the hair-line. So, at this time do not even think about drawing the entire nose. Rendering the nose at this time is a sure remedy for disaster. The angle of the nose and the creation of the tip require a high degree of precision.
Instead, begin to sketch the general light/dark pattern.
The lights are painted out using a kneaded eraser. The look we are seeking is that of a ghost image. That means, above all, not to add details. In addition, work from the general to the specific.
Once the general light/dark pattern is drawn then the profiled features can be taken on. making use of a very sharp pencil you can work upwards from the chin to the forehead carefully seeing the shape. As you draw mutter the anatomical terms of each feature that you construct. You would be surprised at how that ilucidates the sketching process. Having an understanding of the facial anatomy will set your portrait sketching miles ahead of those who do not.
The end of the nose, particularly, requires anatomical reconstruction to get it right.
A common error beginners make with the profile view is placing the eye too far forward. The eye sockets are recessed quite considerably into the head. If you drop a plumb-line from the inner corner of the eye you will notice that the eye aligns itself with the corner of the mouth.
Further rendering and hatching tones are accomplished with 2H and 4H pencils. Decideing how far you want to take your sketch is an creative choice you have to make yourself. If you wish, you can leave the portrait somewhat unrefined.
In closing, sketching the profile view involves the same general principles that apply to any view. In this case, the arabesque is particularly essential. The essential thing to recall is not to place the actual entire features of the head too early in the process.
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