How do you begin drawing a nose? Do you use the circle method? Do you believe that the method in the book is useful?
Book citation:
Holmes, Catherine. How to Draw Cool Stuff. Library Tales Publishing, Inc., 2013.
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Wednesday, January 24, 2018
The Human Nose
I did I again! I didn't take a picture to show the beginning of my drawing, I apologize in advance. For this blog, and the rest of them, I will be focusing on the human face and its parts. For the second round, I've chosen the nose, and will be modeling based off of this picture of a Korean makeup artist that goes by the name of Pony:
Noses have always been an area where I struggled the most. This is the only aspect of the face that I have attempted to look for a technique, as I was utterly terrible at drawing them. One method I found was the "circle method." I call it this because it begins with a circle that defines the tip of the nose and everything else is based off of the circle. I never understood why the method worked, I could never get the correct shape, and my "draw what I saw," mentality did not do me justice what-so-ever. As she did when explaining the human eye, Holmes explains that the average human nose can be created using simple guidelines, it was easier than it looked (64). She provides tips and other necessary information stating, "The nose protrudes and is usually lighter in the center and darker on the sides" (Holmes 64). This was a key statement when it came to drawing the nose, because if something was not shaded correctly, it could make the nose look distorted. Here are some guidelines from the book:
As seen, Holmes simply defines the shape with lines and shades accordingly. Now, for beginners, shading can be a difficult concept, however, there is a section solely based on shading that is on pages 22-27. I read through the section, enough to get the general idea before starting any drawing. I followed the above guidelines for Pony's nose, and this was the outcome:
I still have a long way to go when it comes to noses, but I believe that at the least, I got the correct shape. Next time, I should try to choose a nose that is positioned forward and not up, this would make my task simpler. Then, move onto something more advanced. However, overall I believe the nose turned out well.
How do you begin drawing a nose? Do you use the circle method? Do you believe that the method in the book is useful?
How do you begin drawing a nose? Do you use the circle method? Do you believe that the method in the book is useful?
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Nice drawing Jordan! I really like how you defined the shape of the nose by shading in the parts around it. My method to drawing a human nose is similar to yours, making a circle and starting off from there. I agree with what the author of your book is saying that shading truly is key and would entirely change the shape of the nose altogether. Quick question, how would you go about drawing other types of noses? Say perhaps, a Roman vs button nose? Do you have any personal tips when it comes to drawing things like that?
ReplyDeleteI think it all depends on the type of nose! For example, when it comes to button noses, the defining shape is the tip! so starting from there might be best. In my opinion, I think if there is a defining feature in a certain nose, to focus on making that look the most accurate. Pony is a makeup artist so she loves to contour her nose, so to make this look most accurate, I focused a lot on the shading around the tip and sides of her nose. :)
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