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Head Drawing Tutorial
Reminder
On this head drawing tutorial, the artist emphasizes on thinking 3-dimensionally as if you are rendering a simple sphere or a ball. The artist uses the 3-value procedure. Value #1: the lightest light. Value #2: the middle value. Value #3: the darkest dark. A 6b charcoal pencil, kneaded eraser and a stomp were used in this drawing tutorial
Step 1
The artist begins by blocking in the big general shape of the head with simple outlines.
Step 2
Here, the artist refines the drawing by defining the separation between light side and the dark side. Tip: the CORE shadows are soft and CAST shadows are sharp. You can use the side of the pencil and just apply the weight of the pencil to achieve nice soft quality line of the core shadow that separates light and dark. Use the point of the pencil for the CAST shadows.
Step 3
Now the artist blocks/fills in the tone for the shadow side. This is your second value, Value #2,the middle value. Determine the how dark it should be. Usually its about mid-tone, but it varies depending on the lighting situations. You may see too much different values ranges occuring within the shadow side, but observe carefully and average it outThink as if someone told you that you only have one value to choose and use for the whole shadow side.
Step 4
Now hit the 3rd value, which is the darkest dark. Usually its the Darkest value your media can achieve. To get the darkest value, a 6b charcoal pencil or a charcoal stick is recommended. In this charcoal pencil drawing tutorial the artist used a 6b charcoal pencil for the whole portrait. Usually the darkest dark accents occur somewhere in the eye region, deep folds, such as mouth, and gap where the object sits on the surface. See the darks occuring where the sphere sits on the ground.
Step 5
Now that the main values are achieved, its just about filling in the blanks from now on, and having fun with it, and focus on making it look good. The artist now blends the charcoal by rubbing on the surface with fingers or stomps. At this stage, you can move around the like a wet paint kind of, and take advantage of the blending stage. Move it around to achieve some half-tones,mid-tones or values that are between the 3 main values.
Step 6
Keep working on it, filling in the blanks, detailing it out, blending, etc. From this stage to the finish usually takes the longest, depending on the level of finish or tightness you want to achieve. But if you want to leave it at this stage, its fine too.
Final
Click here to see a video head drawing tutorial
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