Drawing a portrait, the artist constructively builds planes that form the volumetric forms of the human head and neck. Without the construction of the first, an absolute understanding of the formation of the second is not possible, since the connection of the neck with the lower jaw and chin is obvious and inextricable.
It is necessary
- - Whatman paper
- - pencil
- - eraser
Instructions
Step 1
Get to know in detail the attachment of the head to the neck. The neck is the most mobile part of the spinal column and consists of seven vertebrae. Of these, the artist is most interested in the first - an atlas, "holding" the head, which is not visually noticeable, and the last - the most prominent. You can feel it in your place where the neck connects to the shoulder girdle.
Step 2
Remember also that the cervical spine is directed forward and upward, thus forming a bend. Therefore, you should not portray the neck absolutely vertical. The whole structure is covered with more than one layer of muscle. There are about 20 of these cervical muscles in total, but only two of them are worth paying attention to. In the formation of the cervical plastic form, the key role is played by the clavicle-sterno-mastoid and trapezius muscles. The clavicle-sterno-mastoid muscle has a flattened shape. It is clearly visible under the skin on the neck. When a person turns his head to the sides, this muscle gives plasticity and expressiveness to the neck. The trapezius is a large and easily visible muscle that forms the back of the neck and belongs to the superficial spinal muscles. At the base of the neck, between the clavicle-sterno-mastoid muscles, there is a clearly visible jugular fossa, from which they are directed towards the clavicle. The jugular bright helps well in finding proportional ratios of different parts of the head and the neck itself.
Step 3
Do not consider the rest of the muscles at the initial stage. Now they will only confuse you, so during work you can imperceptibly engage in detailing and copying, forgetting about the general shape of the neck altogether. Just try to understand that when drawing the neck, it is necessary to take into account these 2 muscles mentioned above. Next, you will need to find a place for them and build their volume.
Step 4
Don't just try to draw the head to the neck, but attach it to the neck cylinder. The clavicle-sterno-mastoid muscles will give the cylinder plasticity, materiality, tension, and also transfer the turn of the head.
Step 5
Try to draw the blanks for a start, but skillfully, and not conditional, - use the cylinder of the neck and correctly place the main muscles on it, thereby marking and showing them.
