I have been looking at Hollis Chatelain's beautiful art for many years. I was introduced to her last year. With that connection I decided to take drawing classes from her. This is Faces 1, the full front face to learn the method of how to draw faces. These classes are done on Zoom using an extra camera to have her over your shoulder while you are drawing. This works very well!
Day 1 was all about the mouth and how it would fit all together when we finished the week out. She was right. There was measuring without rulers to learn which takes you out of you left side of the brain. This helped me relax into this process even more. We had to pick a photograph that Hollis approved before you start. This is to help you succeed in you drawing.
Day 2 focused on the eyes. All parts of the face should be just like the picture at an angle if it is. Just like this little girl. You use your shading stick for the shading and blending in of the creases in the eyes.
Day 3 was the nose. I learned a lot about the nose and I made it to long. I learned more because I made mistakes than if I just got it right the first time. The shading makes the difference.
Day 4 was working on the full face but putting in all of the elements that we learned the previous 3 days.
Day 5 was adding all of the other elements of a face. Hair, ears and throat. It felt good to know that I can draw a face well. I do need to go back and do more blending and shading of her face.
This class was a blast! I am going to take her Faces 2 really soon. She doesn't seem to have a Faces 3 yet for this year. I will be taking more of her classes in the future.
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