rac PAN olsyageleut(eyaThe above diagram is representative of a typical head abstraction | use when drawing realistic portraits. It is based off the Reilly and the Watts abstractions. | took from them what made the most sense to me, according to my understanding of facial anatomy. | don’t always use every one of these rhythms and | sometimes add other rhythms not shown here. But these are the most frequently used and most helpful, in my experience. The abstraction can be adapted very easily to caricature when attempting to construct highly exaggerated heads at different angles. The abstraction in caricature helps you to control the anatomy and perspective when used properly.Outline the shape of the head and neck. Draw a centerline down the face and mark off the divisions of the hairline, brow and nose. Draw the brow and eye socket rhythms from one side of the face to the other. Draw the temple rhythm.