I will never look at another nose the same again. There are so many complex parts that I had never analyzed so closely before. There are many plane changes that you have to look carefully on each individual person because no nose is the same. Nostrils are particularly odd when you really think about them. Amy brought up a good point that instead of drawing an entire shape shape (like a sphere or a circle) as the nostrils, rather it looks better to draw a few not connected lines. It makes it much more realistic looking. I thought it was funny she made sure to tell us not to draw it looking like a pig.
In our lesson from Amy we learned the nostril stays on the bottom plane, which is usually shaded. Under the nose is the Philtrum or “love filter.” She said that’s probably her favorite part of the body and I would have to agree. It is underrated. It is often overlooked as people examine the facial features of another person. They usually focus on the eyes or smile passing right over the Philtrum.
Before, I never realized that each nose takes a downfall at the top near the eyes where it switches from bone to cartilage. Then following it upwards, a triangle shape makes up the area between the eyes. At the tip of each nose is a small sphere shape. This varies greatly from person to person. Both the size and whether the nose points up or down is unique to each individual. Analyzing features of the face this much makes me think about genetics and how interesting it is that we get genetics from our parents that make us look the way we do.
Sometimes when I would draw a nose, I couldn’t see both side planes of it, but resorted to the “draw what you know” tactic. Otherwise it looks a bit unfinished if you leave it totally off so putting just a hint of the shape helps it look more realistic. It is important to define the top plane because it makes the nose seem three dimensional standing off of the face. I sometimes find it hard to make my drawings look life like. Getting the right shapes is tricky too. I find it easiest to hold a pencil out in front of you and use it as an angle reference. I had not learned that technique until this year and it works super!
The upper lip is darker than the bottom lip because the lower lip faces up towards light. Both lips have a different thickness to them. The darkest point is the line between the lips and if you make the outsides too dark you will get the feeling of an unwanted expression. In resting stage, the lips curve downwards and some curl back up again at the edges. There is a very thin highlight above the top lip.
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