Drawing Skills
Common Proportion Errors in a Head Study
Common proportion slips in a head drawn from life, and the few comparisons that catch them before you add detail.
Tag
observation
5 posts tagged "observation".
Drawing Skills
Comparative Measuring for Reliable Drawings
How to compare one part of a drawing with another, using halfway marks and plumb lines instead of guesswork.
Drawing Skills
Measuring Proportions with a Pencil
How to use a pencil at arm's length to compare heights and widths, and how to keep those measurements honest.
Drawing Skills
Contour Drawing: A Slow Line That Teaches Looking
How a slow contour drawing trains you to look at edges, and how to use the exercise without making it a style.
Colour Theory
Mixing Skin Tones from a Small Palette
How to mix observed skin colour from a few tubes, without a single recipe that pretends every person is the same.