HOW TO DRAW HEADS
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Have you tried every method of drawing heads and are still frustrated by the results? Let me show you a simple, easy-to-remember workflow that will give you more confidence and will help you work out complex angles quickly and easily.
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Learn it!
- One-hour lesson
- Easy to remember
- Helps build confidence
- Applies to any character style
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Here’s what you’ll get:
- A one-hour lesson
- Easy and practical exercises you can try right away
- A demo that shows you why tracing is an important part of learning
- Training on how to best use the free Skull-In-A-Box tool
- A FREE 3D model file of Skull-In-A-Box you can import into Clip Studio Paint, Blender or other 3D app to use as reference
- Watch me work out a variety of faces and characters from the same basic box structure
- Confidence that drawing heads doesn’t have to be super technical. It’s not rocket science, you can do it!
How it works.
Draw a box.
This is the simplest but most important step. It sets the angle and direction of the head.
Divide the box.
These measurements aren’t complicated to remember and are easily done with basic perspective.
Add landmarks.
These are starting and ending points that are easily extracted from the divided box. There’s no guesswork here!
Which method is best?
Use the method that makes the most sense in the moment.
There’s no one “right way” of drawing a head. I use several methods, depending on the nature of the piece I’m working on. But when I’m struggling with an angle, this particular box method always gets me out of a jam and never fails to help me work out difficult foreshortening.
PROS AND CONS OF COMMON METHODS:
Loomis Method
This is a classic, and is important to learn. But it doesn’t always account for the head width at certain angles. It’s also very hard to establish perspective on oval shapes. I still use it for quick rough-ins on small figures.
Bridgman Method
This is also a box-based approach. But I find some of the measurements and angles difficult to remember and extract.
Reilly Method
It’s beautiful, but also complex. It’s not always practical when you need to complete many figures quickly.
Hi, I’m Reuben!
I’ve been illustrating professionally in the advertising and entertainment industries for over 30 years .
I recently completed a series of over 50 original illustrations for Epcot’s Space 220 Restaurant at Walt Disney World in Florida, USA. They are currently enjoying a healthy life cycle of trades and sales in the collector community!
Learning to draw quickly and efficiently has been crucial to staying on schedule and meeting creative briefs. I’ve learned so much from so many talented people, and it’s my goal to share that knowledge with other artists who are working hard to make ends meet.
I’ve developed this particular method of drawing heads out of my own frustration with existing workflows. It has served me well, and has already helped tons of other artist gain more confidence in inventive character drawing.
If you already have a method that works for you, save your hard earned cash. But if you’d like to see this powerful approach in action and add one more foolproof tool to your tool belt, I know you won’t be disappointed!
Here’s what you’ll get:
- A one-hour lesson
- Easy and practical exercises you can try right away
- A demo that shows you why tracing is an important part of learning
- Training on how to best use the free Skull-In-A-Box tool
- A FREE 3D model file of Skull-In-A-Box you can import into Clip Studio Paint, Blender or other 3D app to use as reference
- Watch me work out a variety of faces and characters from the same basic box structure
- Confidence that drawing heads doesn’t have to be super technical. It’s not rocket science, you can do it!
Learn it!
- One-hour lesson
- Easy to remember
- Helps build confidence
- Applies to any character style