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2DARTIST MAGAZINE | Art fundamentals: Anatomy of the head and face
The Head
Here I want to demonstrate the structure
of the head rather than the anatomy, as
I cover the anatomy more thoroughly
in the Facial Expressions sections.
There are several ways to start out drawing
a head. One may start by drawing a circle
and adding a jaw, or even drawing a basic
shape of the head. Personally, I like to draw
a basic shape that matches the model that
I am drawing. After I have my basic shape,
I then locate the sections of the face.
The face is divided into three sections: the chin to
the bottom of the nose; the bottom of the nose
to the brow; and the brow to the hair line (Fig.01).
These sections are not always divided evenly;
for example, some people may have a longer
nose, making the middle section longer. This
proportion all depends on your model’s face type
and the character that you may want to portray.
After I have found these sections, I then locate
the ear. Generally speaking, the ear is found
within the middle section, where the top of the