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Need help with your anatomy? Are you already amazing at drawing people? This thread may be of interest to you.
I have created this thread for anyone out there who needs tips on or anyone who can give tips on human anatomy.
I will also post some of my drawings for critique and help.
I would love for this to be a cooperative thread, so please feel free to post your own drawings that pertain to human anatomy, as a community we can help each other!
Helpful Tips
I am in need to tips for this section, for myself and all other artists. If you have ANY tips of facial placements, eyes, noses, ears, mouths, hair, etc., please post them below for all to use. Thanks!
Note: Tips are useful for both Digital and Traditional art.
Please also refer to here if you need extra help!
http://daily-commission.tumblr.com/post/119290572537/some-anatomy-studies
(Thank you Riummi)
And Here
Proko
(Thank you G u m m i)
Advanced Tips
This part of the guide will be directed more towards the technical part of the human face. Up above were the more "basic" for those who needed a quick look over, but now I will explain stuff like the Golden Ratio and proportions to actually help you guys understand and easily construct a human face.
Golden Ratio
First tip for this section, not every face will follow the golden ratio's rules. However, it is believed that a face that follows these rules have more attractive faces and will generally lead to more intriguing and attractive art.
Even a small understanding of the Golden Ratio in the face is helpful, so I won't go too much into detail with this just yet.
The golden ratio can be expressed as A/B = B/(A+B). This ratio is seen a multitude of times on a face.
I would explain why, but no one really knows. It is theorized however, that having a face in perfect proportions leads to better living conditions but that's not important.
So where can the Golden Ratio be seen?
Always be sure to keep the Golden Ratio in mind when drawing a face!
Proportions
As a result to the Golden Ratio, the face is split up into multiple proportions, some of which I briefly mentioned way back up.
Need help with your anatomy? Are you already amazing at drawing people? This thread may be of interest to you.
I have created this thread for anyone out there who needs tips on or anyone who can give tips on human anatomy.
I will also post some of my drawings for critique and help.
I would love for this to be a cooperative thread, so please feel free to post your own drawings that pertain to human anatomy, as a community we can help each other!
Helpful Tips
I am in need to tips for this section, for myself and all other artists. If you have ANY tips of facial placements, eyes, noses, ears, mouths, hair, etc., please post them below for all to use. Thanks!
Note: Tips are useful for both Digital and Traditional art.
Please also refer to here if you need extra help!
http://daily-commission.tumblr.com/post/119290572537/some-anatomy-studies
(Thank you Riummi)
And Here
Proko
(Thank you G u m m i)
1. The bottom line of the eye should be invisible. The bottom of the eye is not draw, it is implied.
2. The pupil (small circle in the center) should always be black. It should also not be located in the center, but lifted a little bit towards the top of the iris, however not always.
3. Don't forget to draw a tear duct.
4. Top of the iris should be darker and blend into the natural color as you move down.
5. Edges of the iris (main/colored circle) should be darker as well.
6. Bottom eyelashes are not attached to the main part of the eye, but on a fold of skin about 1 centimeter below.
Links:
http://www.onlypencil.com/blog/tutorials/drawing-the-human-eye/
http://drawsketch.about.com/od/drawingportraits/ss/draweyes.htm
Requesting more tips.
2. The pupil (small circle in the center) should always be black. It should also not be located in the center, but lifted a little bit towards the top of the iris, however not always.
3. Don't forget to draw a tear duct.
4. Top of the iris should be darker and blend into the natural color as you move down.
5. Edges of the iris (main/colored circle) should be darker as well.
6. Bottom eyelashes are not attached to the main part of the eye, but on a fold of skin about 1 centimeter below.
Links:
http://www.onlypencil.com/blog/tutorials/drawing-the-human-eye/
http://drawsketch.about.com/od/drawingportraits/ss/draweyes.htm
Threw together something for colouring eyes:
1. The female and male nose though having the same components are quite different in appearance. This mainly comes down to the latter having a more prominent nasal bone and nostrils, and the former drawn with a much lighter hand and with little to no curves on it.
2. it comes down to is getting familiar with the shape of the nose and the way it’s constructed and learning to spot its main attributes. For example noticing that the tip of the nose of your subject is larger/smaller than usual, or that the nose bridge is quite prominent will help you a lot in drawing more accurate portraits.
Links:
http://likesketch.com/tips-on-drawing-the-nose
2. it comes down to is getting familiar with the shape of the nose and the way it’s constructed and learning to spot its main attributes. For example noticing that the tip of the nose of your subject is larger/smaller than usual, or that the nose bridge is quite prominent will help you a lot in drawing more accurate portraits.
Links:
http://likesketch.com/tips-on-drawing-the-nose
Don't have any tips because I think noses are ridiculous to draw too so I looked at how some other artists drew noses and copied them ovo
1.Tthe mouth is not on a flat surface and it should not be drawn that way. When viewed from the top it’s clear that it is on a curved surface or mound.
2. Generally, shine is only visible on the bottom lip.
3. The outer corners of the closed mouth are in vertical line with the inner corner of the iris.
4. The bottom lip is usually at the same height as the angle of the jaw.
5. The central line of the mouth, also called aperture, will be roughly situated at 1/3 of the distance between the bottom of the nose and the chin line.
6.The crease between the upper lips and the nose is called the philtrum. Don't forget to shade the philtrum accordingly.
7. Each lip has a bit more than 20 creases, but most of the time, only the most important ones will be visible (Vertical shiny/dark lines)
Links:
http://likesketch.com/tips-on-drawing-the-mouth
http://www.craftsy.com/blog/2013/11/drawing-lips-step-by-step/
2. Generally, shine is only visible on the bottom lip.
3. The outer corners of the closed mouth are in vertical line with the inner corner of the iris.
4. The bottom lip is usually at the same height as the angle of the jaw.
5. The central line of the mouth, also called aperture, will be roughly situated at 1/3 of the distance between the bottom of the nose and the chin line.
6.The crease between the upper lips and the nose is called the philtrum. Don't forget to shade the philtrum accordingly.
7. Each lip has a bit more than 20 creases, but most of the time, only the most important ones will be visible (Vertical shiny/dark lines)
Links:
http://likesketch.com/tips-on-drawing-the-mouth
http://www.craftsy.com/blog/2013/11/drawing-lips-step-by-step/
Ok so I made these small hair tutorials a while back^^
they are not necessarily realistic, more manga style, but they might help some of you anyway xD
I use Paint Tool Sai & a wacom tablet btw
I hope this helps!!!
Not too much to say about drawing an ear. It really is just knowing what they look like and knowing how to shade properly. Drawing what you see if the best advice I can give you.
You can also try watching some videos, so I will leave some here for you.
Links:
http://www.wikihow.com/Draw-Ears
You can also try watching some videos, so I will leave some here for you.
Links:
http://www.wikihow.com/Draw-Ears
1. Boys' faces are generally longer and more ovular than girls' faces.
2. The face should be either split into 1/3's or 1/8's with horizontal lines - depends on the face.
Requesting more tips.
3. Eyes should have 1 eye length in between each other for equal spacing.
4. [More Advanced] Cut the face in half with a line, this line will be the bottom/center of the eyes.
cut another line in between this line and the bottom of the face, this will be the bottom of the nose.Cut a 3rd line between the nose and bottom of the chin, this will be where the bottom lip is located.
5. Ears should be located in the same section as the eyes.
6. Try your best to draw portraits not facing forward, but on an angle. Not necessary.
2. The face should be either split into 1/3's or 1/8's with horizontal lines - depends on the face.
Requesting more tips.
3. Eyes should have 1 eye length in between each other for equal spacing.
4. [More Advanced] Cut the face in half with a line, this line will be the bottom/center of the eyes.
cut another line in between this line and the bottom of the face, this will be the bottom of the nose.Cut a 3rd line between the nose and bottom of the chin, this will be where the bottom lip is located.
5. Ears should be located in the same section as the eyes.
6. Try your best to draw portraits not facing forward, but on an angle. Not necessary.
eh kind of semi-realistic but hopefully it helps?
Edit: more because it's 12am and why not.
The golden ratio face visualised and rule of eyebrows
Traditional-
1. Use a blender or your finger to close the strokes for a better skin-like material.
2. Keep shadows consistent.
3. Shadows should never be gray or black, but a darker shade of the current skin tone.
4. Shadows usually appear under hair, eye sockets, under nose, under bottom lip, bridge of nose, sides of face and forehead.
5. Highlights should either be in white or pale tone of current skin color.
6. Highlights usually appear in the center of the forehead, tip of the nose, tip of the chin, cheek bones, above eyebrows, and right above the top lip.
Digital-
Most tips remain the same.
Requesting tips for tools and blenders for digital art!
1. Use a blender or your finger to close the strokes for a better skin-like material.
2. Keep shadows consistent.
3. Shadows should never be gray or black, but a darker shade of the current skin tone.
4. Shadows usually appear under hair, eye sockets, under nose, under bottom lip, bridge of nose, sides of face and forehead.
5. Highlights should either be in white or pale tone of current skin color.
6. Highlights usually appear in the center of the forehead, tip of the nose, tip of the chin, cheek bones, above eyebrows, and right above the top lip.
Digital-
Most tips remain the same.
Requesting tips for tools and blenders for digital art!
Oh yea, this one's not exactly anatomy specifically, but it was a quick diagram I had drawn up when someone asked about blending
(drawn in paint tool SAI)
Advanced Tips
This part of the guide will be directed more towards the technical part of the human face. Up above were the more "basic" for those who needed a quick look over, but now I will explain stuff like the Golden Ratio and proportions to actually help you guys understand and easily construct a human face.
Golden Ratio
First tip for this section, not every face will follow the golden ratio's rules. However, it is believed that a face that follows these rules have more attractive faces and will generally lead to more intriguing and attractive art.
Even a small understanding of the Golden Ratio in the face is helpful, so I won't go too much into detail with this just yet.
The golden ratio can be expressed as A/B = B/(A+B). This ratio is seen a multitude of times on a face.
I would explain why, but no one really knows. It is theorized however, that having a face in perfect proportions leads to better living conditions but that's not important.
So where can the Golden Ratio be seen?
Always be sure to keep the Golden Ratio in mind when drawing a face!
Proportions
As a result to the Golden Ratio, the face is split up into multiple proportions, some of which I briefly mentioned way back up.
- If you view a head from the front, its width is approximately two thirds of its height.
- If you view a head from the side, its width is approximately seven eighths of its height.
- The proportions of the head can be divided horizontally into four equal quarters.
- The first quarter measures from the top of the head down to the hairline.
- The second quarter measures from the hairline down to the eyes in the middle of the head.
- The third quarter contains most of the features. At the top of this section the eyes are usually level with the ears, and at the bottom the nose is roughly level with the ear lobes.
- The final quarter stretches from the base of the nose to the chin with the mouth positioned just above the halfway mark.
- The eyes are situated approximately half way down the head.
- If you view a head from the front, the distance across the eye is similar to the distance between the eyes.
- The distance between the eyes is similar to the breadth of the nose.
- The width of the head is about 5 eye lengths long.
- The corners of a closed mouth are aligned in the same vertical position as the center of the iris.
- The edge of the nostril is in the same vertical position as the tear ducts.
Know any more? Let me know so I can add them in!
- If you view a head from the side, its width is approximately seven eighths of its height.
- The proportions of the head can be divided horizontally into four equal quarters.
- The first quarter measures from the top of the head down to the hairline.
- The second quarter measures from the hairline down to the eyes in the middle of the head.
- The third quarter contains most of the features. At the top of this section the eyes are usually level with the ears, and at the bottom the nose is roughly level with the ear lobes.
- The final quarter stretches from the base of the nose to the chin with the mouth positioned just above the halfway mark.
- The eyes are situated approximately half way down the head.
- If you view a head from the front, the distance across the eye is similar to the distance between the eyes.
- The distance between the eyes is similar to the breadth of the nose.
- The width of the head is about 5 eye lengths long.
- The corners of a closed mouth are aligned in the same vertical position as the center of the iris.
- The edge of the nostril is in the same vertical position as the tear ducts.
Know any more? Let me know so I can add them in!
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