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Did this up for a buddy of mine who told me he's struggling with drawing heads at odd angles. Since I've been doing a lot of practice in that area, I thought I'd give doing a tutorial a shot!

Part 2 to follow, perhaps. I'm thinking I'll show a 3/4 rear shot for that one. A less commonly used angle, but an important one to master.

I don't claim to be an expert here, I'm just trying to show ya'll how I do things (I'm sort of re-learning as I go, in fact! 'Teaching' puts things into a different perspective). I hope it helps.

Critique of my method is encouraged if you see I'm doing something wrong and can help me out, or if you see I how could improve something, please let me know! I really appreciate any tips I can get

Same goes for all my deviations, really I want to get better! That's a big part of why I'm here.
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RedRodent In reply to ??? [2008-04-17 15:05:57 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! Glad you liked it!

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Paskiewicz In reply to ??? [2008-04-17 09:15:24 +0000 UTC]

I saved it on my HD for drawing and learning.

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RedRodent In reply to Paskiewicz [2008-04-17 15:05:32 +0000 UTC]

Hey, thanks!

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Davecheesefish In reply to ??? [2008-04-17 08:35:19 +0000 UTC]

Great tutorial, and another shiny star for you! This will defnately help me, so thank you!

I'm DEFINATELY no expert, but here's my current method built up from various tutorials and self-experience:

Instead of just drawing the profile of the muzzle, I tend to start off with a box shape (for a male) or a cylinder (for a female) just below the half-way line on the initial sphere shape. Then I go on to smooth it out and make it rounder to form the finished head. I find it tends to help get the angle more accurate, as it gives you more of a rough shape to follow.

Here's an example showing the basic shapes of a male head how I do them (I have already started to smooth out the box by turning it into more of a wedge shape, but the basic principle's still there) -> [link]

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RedRodent In reply to Davecheesefish [2008-04-17 15:05:23 +0000 UTC]

Hmm, that's a very solid method. Probably better than mine in fact Makes it easier to get the angle you want.

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Davecheesefish In reply to RedRodent [2008-04-17 15:12:29 +0000 UTC]

My method is in no way perfect, but it hasn't really failed me yet! It is still possible to mess up the angle, but it's easier to spot if you're going to at an earlier stage in the drawing.

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RedRodent In reply to Davecheesefish [2008-04-17 15:13:45 +0000 UTC]

Yeah

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InSaNe-REYNARD In reply to ??? [2008-04-17 07:22:24 +0000 UTC]

I jsut draw from a lower veiwpoint but thank you for sharing.

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RedRodent In reply to InSaNe-REYNARD [2008-04-17 15:03:56 +0000 UTC]

Oh, you mean you don't draw characters at this angle? Well, it's nice to change up now and then Always good to have variety, in my opinion.

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Temiree In reply to ??? [2008-04-17 07:06:53 +0000 UTC]

Your method is actually quite similar to mine.

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RedRodent In reply to Temiree [2008-04-17 07:12:20 +0000 UTC]

Really? Well I guess great minds think alike? Not that I'm calling myself a great mind, mind ye.

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