Long Time No See

So This week we did a full rundown of the facial structure.  So from what I understood there are relatively few muscles in the face and head so the most important things to keep in mind is the structure of the cranium and facial bones.

On Tuesday we began with the structure of the cranium.  It takes up 2/3 of the entire head while the face only 1/3.  This apparently is something that gets screwed up often with artists that don't fully understand the structure.  Though it's understandable knowing the importance we put on the face when drawing.   Often people will draw the face and then forget the back of the head making everything look quite strange.

The cranium can be sectioned into 4 major parts which consist of: The parietal bones which are located on top in the middle, the frontal bone which is of course in the front,  the temporal bones located on the bottom sides, and the occipital bone which is in the very back.

Beyond the 4 major parts there are several smaller important parts the the cranium as well: the External occipital protuberance which is a tiny little bone structure jutting down from the occipital bone,  The parietal eminences which are basically bumps near the back of each parietal bone and are important because they mark the widest point on the head, and lastly the frontal eminence which is a small bump when transitioning from the frontal bone down to the face.

I was very intrigued when listening to the lecture about the face.  There were so many details to the head that i had never thought could exist which opened up so many new opportunities and really got me motivated to start drawing.

My First drawing of the human skull - profile view

I feel like i have a pretty good grasp of all the parts but really need to work on creating efficient lines when drawing.  I had a difficult time figuring out how to best represent all the subtle curves in the skull.


Thursday we continued learning about the face and the more intricate structures within.

I find it kinda funny how familiar we are with faces, we see them literally everyday, interpret their movements, communicate with them, yet there are so many facets to a face that aren't consciously known.

From the lecture I mostly just wrote down names of parts that were important. Maxilla=upper jaw, Mandible= lower jaw,  zygomatic bone=cheek bone, zygomatic arch = side cheek bone, top plance of brow and the glabella.  I definitely need to keep practicing the face.