Head Drawing Exercises
by Angel Ganev
Exercise 1: Lay In
Free hand drawing
Good ref, overlay on
duration ~30min
‘top with red or blue
1. Use black lines free-hand 3. Constantly measure lines __5. Overlay tracing layer over
red/blue for the overlay 4. Look at the original ref but freehand layer and fix mistakes
2. Sketch as big as reference use your tracingasa guide _6. Spend some time on this
but don't focus on perfection
focus on proportions and 3D feel
Exercise 2: Planes of the Head
Good reftAsaro head
Free hand drawing
analyze it on top
duration ~60min
4
1. Lay In first on top of 4, Don't overcomplicate 7. Not all planes have the
the ref and then planes with unnecessary planes same level of importance
2.Complicated planes 5, Be careful with curves 8. Don't rush the planes
on both sides break them into straights in the beginning 1-2h
3. No fake planes of 6. Make the planes
the head references a part of the face+10 mins