Sketch Head Theory (1) Composition (2)

As shown in the comparison of the positive and negative shapes in the above figure, we usually only pay attention to the orthomorphism of people, that is, the area occupied by the outline of the depicted object, while the negative shape refers to the shape produced by the orthomorphism division of the picture in addition to the orthomorphism. That is, the positive shape is the part we want to draw and the negative shape is the blank part. In addition to paying attention to the accuracy of orthomorphism, it is also necessary to analyze whether the areas of negative shapes on the left and right sides are balanced but not completely symmetrical, stable and not rigid.

Of course, the rules of composition are not immutable. For women with ponytails or curly hair, the head needs to move forward from three quarters to the side, leaving a reasonable space for the braids to ensure the visual balance of the hair as the heaviest color block in the picture and the contrast of black, white and gray. In other words, when drawing, it is necessary to "squint" to observe whether the black, white and gray of the picture are balanced with abstract thinking.

The size of the head area is almost the same as the head image of octagonal paper, but the clothing area of octagonal paper is small and the background area is relatively small. No matter whether it is four or eight, the area left by the model's face is slightly larger than the back of the head, and the head should not be drawn too big.

In a word, if you don't have a holistic and holistic concept, there will inevitably be problems of one kind or another. The so-called "intentional writing first" means that before you start writing, you should have an overall observation of the object you are describing, be aware of the picture, and have overall control.

Reading notes are taken from Sketch Head (edited by Yang Shenxiu).

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