The Portrait chapter 11
THE EYE
From this angle (a), it becomes clearer how deeply the eyeball is set in the skull, with the eyebrow, nose, and cheekbone sur-
rounding it for protection. The difference between this view and the front view is that if a vertical line were drawn down the
middle of the eye (through the pupil), the left half would be considerably shorter than the right half.
Because we are seeing a^3 ⁄ 4 view of this eye, the eye is actually foreshortened. Foreshortening(which will be covered in more
depth in Chapter 12) occurs when part or most of a form obscures the rest of the form that is behind it, thus giving the illu-
sion that the part of the form in front is coming toward us (b).
Also take note of how much of the eyelids are visible and how the light and shadow changes on them, giving further round-
ness to the eye.
Second Portrait
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a b