30 Day Challenge - Day 25 - Study of Woman

Due to the circumstances I wasn't able to use the proportional dividers or a ruler and to be honest I really didn't spend a lot of time using the pencil to measure - I was pretty much just "eyeballing" it.  I started out just working on several nose positions and then decided I wanted to try to do a full face (get impatient I guess)
 I started with just doing plane angles for the outside of the head dimensions.  Then rounded those out and when happy with the base drawing I started to shadow in the drawing.  This was started while waiting and finished while flying so it was a couple of hours work.
For whatever reason I have to say that it was relatively easy to come together (even hubby, my biggest critic, thought I caught the likeness to the photo)  and I am going to check it with the proportional dividers, but am thinking that I pretty much got them in place.  I do think however, looking at this that her ear is pretty large as it merges into the shadow at the bottom.
I haven't done many of these silhouette poses, usually working more full face.  But the good thing is that each of these teaches you something.
Thanks much for stopping by.

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Helen said…
You never stop pushing yourself to learn more, to develop your skills, to be better. I think I need to tap into some of that self-motivation. :)
H
September 25, 2016 at 10:52 PM
Mellowood Gallery said…
Always great to see your progress Nelvia. Just eye-balling it seemed to work for this piece but it is a bit hard to see on the darkish background - why grey?
September 26, 2016 at 12:21 PM
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