OCAD Studio: Blocking in Head Shapes - Drawing Faces to look Real

This short lesson will show you how to simplify seemingly complex portrait drawings into just three planes; light mid and dark. Making these copies of portrait paintings is a great way to understand how you can apply the principle of planes to your own portrait work and make more convincing artworks.

Google Arts & Culture is a great place to find portrait paintings to work from: https://artsandculture.google.com/

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