Speaking of Silhouettes, and Profiles

John

P.S.: It did my heart good to see you all chatting away after class--even if maybe it was partly to avoid going out in the horrible windy cold.

180, Fem, Action Figs!!!!!

Homework due March 3rd: 

Do a 3-stage progression of a male jumping, remembering the line of action. Extra love for incorporating overlapping action of an inanimate part: ponytail, scarf or the like. Pencil on cheap paper is fine.

Now to Compare...

Hey, Everybody,
Here are the pictures I traced to make that ¾ view face exercise.

Compare the interrelations of the feature closely, photo vs. drawing, alert for little surprises, e.g.:

• Are the eyes in your drawing relating to the position of the bridge of the nose the same way?
• Did you get the eyebrows out ahead of the eyes a bit, like ya should?
• Does the far eyebrow foreshorten as it disappears around the curve of the forehead?
• Hows does "your" mouth relate to the nose and the edge of the face, vs. the photo?
• Does the far eye opening look blunted in the far corner, as in the photos? Or put another way, can you see curvature of the eyeball there?
• Does the near half of the mouth appear much wider on the paper than the far, as it should?
• Is the nose you drew too much a profile nose or a frontal nose?
• What OTHER differences?

See you Saturday,
John

For you to print out: Inking Warmup blanks!

Hello esteemed students,
Even when I was young and sprightly like you, it took a long time for my inking hand to warm up. It was often more than two hours before I was really cooking.
Warming up's at least as important now that I'm 60.
I think it's beneficial at any age, except maybe for natural, born inking prodigies.
So here are these to print out. At class this weekend, I'll give you some physical copies on good paper.
You remember the drill: Fill each square with a different pattern or texture, some gradated from dark to light, others of more consistent density. It helps you start your inking day fully in touch with the particular qualities of your chosen inking tool--from the lines it can make when you work very lightly, to when you really lean on it.
Also, it's a little fun.
The file to download and save:

Some examples of patterns and textures:

A reminder to bring your iPad, if you have one: Bring your iPad!

JH