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Learn to Draw Portraits - Ep.6D Measuring

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Link to Episode 6 Part E
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QdS2snE8rJM


Link to a playlist with all episodes and parts.
http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=DE90A0B005052EFB

Link to Reference Pictures
http://www.eclecticasylum.com/ltdp/ep6.html

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  • so when is Measuring used in portrait drawing? or how does it help?

    and out of the 3 that you use which would be the best ?

  • I thing triangulation is the best for drawing what you see. Proportions rules work well for cartooning and imagining faces, but triangulation works for anything you see...not just portraits. Once you have trained your eyes it works for drawing from life without having to measure.

  • Portrait drawing has to be very exact to get a likeness so measuring is very important. Next episode will be about using a photograph when I get the time in May.

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  • you are an amazing teacher

    i have been drawing for years, studied by myself

    but this is the first time i had a chance to see bunch of tricks and methods that really work for me, what i like the most are your explanations about the tricks. you are a great teacher.

    thanks

    yehuda

    Israel.

  • Drawing in general improves accuracy, but triangles are great tools to use for mapping out proportionals. You should let it be very organic though. If you try to draw like it's math you'll end up with dead lifeless art. Practice and trust your eyes.

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  • Thank You!

    Guilty. Have been watching all your amazing videos up to now and haven't done any exercise except for the 'drawing lips' exercise. Will stop now and do the exercises, then come back to your great videos.

    Thank you so much sir!

    Much Love

  • @EclecticAsylumArt  is this the method you used to learn to draw portraits

  • Connect the dot's la la lala connect the dot's lalalalala!

  • Huh. I've been drawing randomly off and on for years, whenever the passion takes me (and I have time!), and have always used a similar method without really thinking about it. I never knew it was an actual technique to be practiced and studied. Interesting.

  • so this improves your overall observation in general?

  • If you do a web search for "triangulation training", you will find exercises for this method

  • the papers weren't in line to begin with, you got some good stuff but mixing this with a protractor to make better checks & balances would be better for beginners

  • haha good idea :P

  • wow.. that's advance

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