Week 4, The Nose Knows

This week, we were lucky to have Ellis, long time Islander and commercial fisherman, model for us. We started by simplifying the nose into 5 basic planes, and analyzing each plane: the top ridge, the two side planes, the under plane, and the top of the nose where it begins just below the brow, the "keystone" area. We felt the slight diamond area on the upper bony part of the nose, and felt the soft cartilage of the ball of the nose. We talked about the shape of the nostrils, and how much is exposed depending on our point of view of the model.
The nose brings out other interesting aspects, like disappearing edges on the sides of the nose. And, how to make something come forward in space, by high contrasts, as found at the tip of the nose with highlights and core shadow values in a very tight curve of the ball of the nose.
Our book to review this week is a figure drawing Classic, The Head by Bridgeman. Though written 75 years ago, the information is great!

One of my favorite drawing tools is a stabilio pencil, you can draw with it, and then use a wet brush to liquify the pencil into tones. The third drawing is with just stabilio, and the last pair shows before and after with the stabilio pencil.