Figure It Out! Faces & Expressions: The Ultimate Drawing Guide for the Beginning Artist

by Christopher Hart

Overview

The enduring Figure It Out! series turns its focus to drawing the face and facial expressions!

Christopher Hart's bestselling Figure It Out! books have taught thousands of artists to draw the human figure. His clear step-by-step illustrations and instructions make drawing people accessible, easy, and fun! In Figure It Out! Faces & Expressions, he uses the same approach to demystify the head and facial features. Topics include the basic head types and shapes, facial features, facial hair, hairstyles, and eyeglasses. Hart then shows how to draw more than 25 different common facial expressions, which will bring portraits to life.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781684620357
Publisher:	Mixed Media Resources LLC
Publication date:	12/14/2021
Series:	Christopher Hart Figure It Out!
Pages:	144
Sales rank:	1,002,607
Product dimensions:	8.40(w) x 10.90(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

With more than 8 million copies of his books in print, Christopher Hart is the world's leading author of art instruction books. His titles frequently appear on the BookScan Top 50 Art list. They also have a huge international audience, having been translated into more than 20 languages. He offers artists accessible, generously illustrated, and clearly written step-by-step instruction on a wide variety of how-to-draw subjects, including manga, figure drawing, cartooning, comics, fashion, and animals.

Table of Contents

Introduction 8

Build a Strong Foundation 10

The Most Important Proportion 12

Practicing the Concept 13

Keeping It Simple 15

Hidden Proportions 16

Directionality 18

Enhance Your Drawing 20

Finishing Touches 22

Turning the Head 24

A Fun Project 25

Focus on the Features 26

The Eyes 28

Eye Treatments 29

Expressive Eyelids 30

Dramatic Eyes 31

Focus on the Eyes 32

Eyes from Another Angle 34

Drawing Male Eyes 36

Male Eyes: Step by Step 37

Drawing Glasses 38

Side View with Glasses 40

With & without Glasses 42

Drawing the Nose 43

Up or Down 44

Helpful Concepts 45

Front View: Step by Step 46

Upturned Nose: Step by Step 48

Nose Treatments 51

Express Yourself! 52

Expressive Eyebrows 54

The Famous Eyebrow Crease 55

Smile Lines 56

Simplified Expressions in Profile 58

Troubled Expression 60

Joyful Expression 61

Worried Expression 62

Expressions: Deconstruct Them 64

Baseline Expression 66

Skeptical 67

Hopeful 67

Concentration 68

Pleased 69

The Snarl 70

Embarrassed 71

Resentment 72

Fright 73

Anxious 74

Buoyant 75

Bad Intentions 76

Two Smiles 77

Optimistic 78

Amused 80

Grief 82

Sympathetic 84

Raise Your Level! 86

The Area of Interest 88

Area of Interest: Step by Step 89

Surface Variations 90

Straight Guidelines 91

Contours 92

More Hidden Guidelines 94

Framing the Face: Cheekbones 96

Cheekbones & Aesthetics 98

Cheekbones: Three-Quarter View 100

Cheekbones: More Angles 101

How the Cheekbones Affect the Face 102

Cheekbones as Accents 103

The Jawline 104

Looking for Angles 105

Chin & Jaw Types 108

Neck Notes 111

Hairstyles: Complete the Look 112

Sporty 114

Spontaneous 116

Giving Hair Thickness 118

Hairline Types 120

Straight Bangs 121

Bangs in Profile 124

Close Cut with Extended Top 125

Forward Flowing 126

Freestyle 128

Bangs & Ponytail 130

Brushed Back 132

A Versatile Look 134

Hair & Momentum 136

Flowing Strands 138

Short Hair with a Flip 139

Blunt Cut 140

Close Cut 142

Index 143