Head and hands assignments

Head and hands drawing assignment

Step 1: Take at the very least 5 photos of people using a single directional light and a reflector of some kind( any object that will serve to reflect light into the shadows of the subject. The reflector, a piece of white paper or other reflective surface should be 90 degrees to the lightsource.)

You should place the light at 3/4 of the subject and should create a highlight on the subject

The photos should be of the head shoulders and hands of the subject.

 I want 5 different subjects, and I want you to draw them with different expressions and angles of the head...have them looking up  to the side, down etc so you can get a good idea of the head shape etc. Do NOT do straight on photos!

Step 2: In your sketchbook, I want you to draw a wireframe of the head( ball and crosshairs like we did in class) and the body of each of the 5 chosen photos. Use this drawign to analyze the pose, structure gesture etc. of your subject.

Step 3: Once you have figured out the structure and forms, you will draw each figure on a good sheet of drawing paper at least 9 x 12. On this drawing you can begin to render and use a bit of shading, but focus heavily on the darker marks and structural shadows to give you form. You can use graphite charcoal or any dry, soft drawing media.

Bring all five finished drawings and the structural drawings to class Monday.

Have a great week!