Feb 5th: Graphite 3/4 face

So, I couldn't get to the bulb on the 5th... my bad. Painting just wasn't happening *shrug*. My Sensei is probably the most honest person when it comes to my artwork. She tells me that the thing I paint most and need the most work on is the 3/4 face. I admit, they're not my favorite thing to do. It's easy to make a symmetrical face... one that's looking straight forward... but 3/4 faces are funky. One eye's higher than the other. Half of the mouth is practically not there. You can kinda, sorta see one nostril while the other is in full view. It's just not easy!

So, gleaning what I've read these past couple of weeks, I tried to implement techniques. I started by making an oval in the basic shape of the figure's head. I then sketched lines for the eyes (halfway down the oval), nose (in between eyes and chin) and mouth (guessed at that one). It seemed to work well. Using my pencil to measure, I payed close attention to where the features were in relation to each other. I made sure the eyes didn't go past the corner of the mouth, etc. It was also important to pay attention to how high the right eye was in comparison to the left. Making them too high would make him look like a freak. It's not done yet, but what I do like is the mouth. Good mouth. But the eyes... Hmm. Well, I'll figure it out and let you know. Perhaps because there's no shading on the left side of the face yet... but something's funky. Anyways, my time shall be mostly devoted to the wedding bulb, but when I can't paint, I'll work on 3/4 faces.