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bjbjLULU This video will teach you how to draw a realistic looking face with a happy
(smile) expression. The "calm" eye is almond shaped but when a person is smiling, squeeze
the two eyelids together. The "calm" eye is almond shaped but when a person is smiling,
squeeze the two eyelids together.Notice that you can see the fold of the upper eyelid a
little bit more. The eyebrows and forehead are in a relaxed position. To draw a smiling
face successfully, you need to be able to make the cheeks seem more rounded....especially
with the shadow below the cheek! Right now, I am adding a construction line for where
the shading will go.( I am working from a reference picture, BTW.) To draw a smiling
face successfully, you need to be able to make the cheeks seem more rounded....especially
with the shadow below the cheek! Right now, I am adding a construction line for where
the shading will go.( I am working from a reference picture, BTW.) SLOWLY build up the
shading and be very patient! CONFESSION: I used non drawing paper for this drawing! Watch
and see what it does when I erase! ARGH!!!! Yes there is a difference!OK couldn't wait!
"Drawing paper" is more textured....or as artists say...."has more tooth"....watch the
shading VANISH when I erase because the surface is as slippery as ICE! ARGH!!!! The eyebrows
are NOT one solid tone. Try to observe the eyebrows of whoever you are drawing before
shading them. The only exception is when heavy make up is applied.....Maybe its Maybelline!
Shading is ALWAYS dependant upon LIGHT! There are no universal rules to applying tones to
drawing.....because lighting conditions vary so much! REMEMBER THAT! In this case, the
light came from above. This is most often the case. Notice the shadow that I am adding
between the brow and eye. When drawing a smiling face, the area UNDER the eye is very important!
The orbicularis oculi muscle (muscle around eye) contracts...The eye is ball shaped.....thus
"eyeball"....our shading has to show that it is ROUNDED!The brush is a BIG help. It
allows me to shade something delicately....which is needed, when drawing skin.....I use bristle
AND soft tipped brushes.... both give slightly different effects. REMEMBER, when a person
is smiling, you will (usually) only see their top row of teeth. ALSO, notice the corners
of the mouth. Notice that the two sides of the mouth are shaded dark (because the teeth
wrap around in a horseshoe shape).REMEMBER, when a person is smiling, you will (usually)
only see their top row of teeth. Everyones smile (the shape of their mouth during a smile)
is unique! OBSERVE OBSERVE OBSERVE! Draw in the lashes as triangular masses. Notice that
the top eyelashes are a LOT longer and fuller than the bottom lashes. This is the case for
everybody. Males, in general have shorter lashes than females...Maybe he's born with
it...Maybe its TESTOSTERONE! If you are GOOD at line drawings and want to work on shading,
make photocopies of your work so that you can make multiple attempts at shading....you
will learn FAST! TRUST ME! CLICK HERE to go to my shading tutorial.....It gives you a
link to a print out worksheet (so that you could shade along with me.) Remember SHADING
is all about RELATIVITY! So compare the tones of different areas of your reference image
or sitter. Be sure NOT to make the "smile line" look too much like a "line".....just
like the eyebrows, it is NOT a solid shape! Right now I am using a tortillion (blending
stump). It moves the graphite from the pencil more quickly and efficiently than the paint
brush. Tortillions are also very good at making lines. They are simply stumps of paper shapes
like pencils. The edges of the face are TRICKY.......YES, they need to be darker in tone to seem rounded
but they cannot appear as a solid line, or else your drawing will not seem believable.
NOTICE that I am using the technique of cross hatching (line next to line) to apply the
tones....then I am smudging it....followed by another layer of hatching...or I could
then create a highlight with the eraser. Be careful with the hairline. It is always a
gradual transition of tone....Believe it or not, even if a person is BALD, the top of
the head is rounded and requires a gradual gradation of tone! The areas around the eyes
seemed dark before.....right?....See what happens when you add darker tones? Shading
is ALL ABOUT RELATIVITY! I did the hair with a 9B graphite stick BTW! Try to notice the
subtle shading that I am doing to round the forehead.....Remember that I want to make
it seem serene, since the facial expression is a smile. I am going to darken the corners
to make it seem rounded. QUICK! DONT LOOK AT THE SCREEN! Merrill is using his fingers!
Tsk Tsk! I am only using them because of the "skating rink" that I am drawing on (I am
using non drawing paper which does not have a textured surface gdke Search the internet
or your library for information on the proportions of the human face Owner Normal Owner Microsoft
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