Basic Principles of Drawing People from Imagination
How to Draw the Head
A course by Tom Fox , Drawing Instructor and Storyboard Artist
About the video: How to Draw the Head
Overview
“All that remains to be done now is the head and face! Just as I did with the hands, you can break it down into something simple and not overcomplicate things. ”
In this video lesson Tom Fox addresses the topic: How to Draw the Head, which is part of the Domestika online course: Basic Principles of Drawing People from Imagination. Learn how to translate people and places from your mind into lively scenes on a page.
Partial transcription of the video
“How to Draw the Head Now we'll draw the head and the face, and like with the hands, we're gonna keep it simple and not overcomplicated. As usual, we start off with the full image and we zoom out and take a look at it as a whole, not looking at the details, and we'll talk about the head and the face. First, I'll lower the opacity. It allows us to draw over. I'll also reduce the opacity on the frame to give us a bit more space. Let's talk about how to draw the head and the face. The first thing to remember is that silhouette is the most important thing. Knowing anatomy is great and useful, bu...”
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Course summary for: Basic Principles of Drawing People from Imagination
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Category
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Areas
Artistic Drawing, Drawing, Figure Drawing, Fine Arts, Pencil Drawing, Sketching, Traditional illustration
Tom Fox
A course by Tom Fox
Tom Fox is a figure drawing instructor and storyboard artist who has worked in the animation industry for more than ten years. He studied zoology at university but, frustrated by the lack of practical skills involved, decided to take up drawing alongside his studies. He spent the next five years honing his craft through short courses and online resources and has worked for Universal Studios, Aardman Animations, The BBC, and Axis Animation.
As well as working as a professional storyboard artist, Tom focuses on reducing complex subjects like perspective and anatomy into an easy-to-follow process for teaching online.
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