Find Your Guidelines
(continued)
The artist could have checked the alignment of the elbow of
the model by drawing or imagining a horizontal line from
just below the top of the left shoulder. The bottom of the
elbow falls on this line. Notice that the end of the front of
the neck also lies on this line.To ensure that the artist drew the ear at the correct angle, he
may have imagined how it was positioned in relation to the
shoulder. You can see that the lobe of the ear is nicely
aligned with the bony clavicle at the top of the shoulder. The
top of the ear is aligned with the belt loop of the trousers
and the front of the hand. All these coordinates show the
artist that the ear should be drawn almost horizontally
because the head is tilted back. Notice that the artist could
have used a horizontal line drawn from the lower lip, to
show him the placement of the top of the ear.Placement
of elbow
X
Mouth
to ear