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Portraiture

Learn the essential principles of head proportions for portraiture, crucial for improving your drawing skills. Discover how to depict front and side views accurately, adjusting to age variations. Explore classic pencil techniques by renowned artists such as John Singer Sargent and William Strang.

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Portraiture

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  1. Portraiture Basic proportion

  2. The Proportions of a Head - 1 • The proportions of a head will vary from person to person and change slightly with age, there are some basic principles you can follow to improve your drawing. • If you view a head from the front, its width is approximately two thirds of its height. • If you view a head from the side, its width is approximately seven eighths of its height.

  3. Alice Meynellby John Singer Sargent, 1894pencil • The pencil, probably an HB, is used to cross-hatch,the artist pressing down hard into the paperto make the opposing verticals and diagonals.

  4. Thomas Hardyby William Strang, 1919pencil

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