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How to draw faces

Posted: Wed Nov 09, 2011 6:25 pm
by cucumihai
Hello.
I'm having a hard time making characters, i have a big project on my hands and i'm good with backgrounds and props but i'm lost when it comes to characters. I need to make a lot of characters and i have poblems with the hair, face shape, eyes and the mouth. I'm also having problems with different body angles and body positions, i'm crappy at drawing.
Do you guys have some references, good tutorials, any tips that may help me?

Thank you.

Posted: Wed Nov 09, 2011 6:59 pm
by jahnocli
A book that I bought recently is "Making Faces" by 8fish, a creative studio. It's not just about drawing heads, but expressing emotion. I found it quite useful.

Preston Blair, the Disney animator, has some great tips on head construction for drawings, for example in "How to Animate".

Lastly, take a look at "how to Draw Comics the Marvel Way", by Stan Lee and John Buscema. Some very good guides on drawing heads and bodies.

Posted: Wed Nov 09, 2011 7:00 pm
by GCharb

Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2011 6:07 pm
by cucumihai
Thanks.