Week One
Page One
Welcome to day THREE of class!
One of the most basic ways to represent the head (torso, and pelvis; we will be looking at this as well) is by drawing it as a simple box. This technique was created by George Bridgman, a renowned art educator in the field of anatomy and figure drawing, in the late 1800's. (I highly suggest checking out his work, especially if you need a bit of a challenge.) This way of representing a more complicated form with a much simpler one, and in this case we are talking about a box, has influenced artists ever since.
Each side of the box represents either the top, bottom, sides, or front and back of the head, an approach that is much easier for beginner artists to comprehend, as opposed to jumping straight into drawing the complex forms of the head. By breaking things down we can make the process a lot more approachable by removing all of the complicated aspects and whittling it down to simple planes.
On the previous page we have an example as to what that box might look like depending on which way the head is facing. The box in the center is looking straight out, and each successive box turns the head a little more. The top row is looking up at the head which is known as "worms-eye view", while the row on the bottom is looking down on the head, known as "birds-eye view"
Assignment One
Replicate these boxes to the best of your abilities.