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Let's look at the straight on portrait now. Things
are a bit more complicated than with a profile, because
now you're dealing with the whole face, not just half of
it. As with profiles, your mind is going to try and fool
you into thinking some aspects of the face look a
certain way when they really don't. Here's the first
problem: The human face is not symmetrical, meaning that
the left side of your face is NOT a mirror image of the
right side of your face. Each eye is different, each
lobe of your nose is different, and the left corner of
your mouth may curl more than the right corner. Facial
asymmetry is a natural thing, and is far more common
than facial symmetry, but you don't really see it unless
you're looking for it. Facial symmetry does exist, but
it is very rare, and when we see it, we call it
"beautiful". People called Supermodels often have
symmetrical faces - that's why they're Supermodels.
Supermodels are also an unrealistic standard of beauty
because the vast majority of humankind does not have
symmetry in their faces. But if you look at the
"supermodels" really closely, I bet you'll find some
that aren't so symmetrical. Asymmetry is not a bad
thing, in fact, it's what makes us look like us. Which
is why if you try and make both sides of the face look
exactly alike when they're not, your drawing isn't going
to look like your subject - the
likeness will not be there. Look for
symmetry, if it's there draw it, otherwise draw what you
see. Draw the left eye, and when you come to the right
eye, don't just draw the mirror image of the left
because, chances are that the right looks different than
the left. Try and forget that you've drawn the first eye
and just draw the second eye the way you see it.
As you draw faces look at each facial element on it's
own and see that each element looks different. And then
draw each element as you see it, don't just draw the
mirror image of the other element. |
