by Don Jusko
The skull is the basic division of the human body. To draw the head, start with an oval (3 X 4). Divide the head into three parts:
1. Top of the skull
2. Pupils are the middle.
3. Bottom of the nose to the bottom of the chin
Add the lips a third of the way down, below the nose. Add the chin crease below the nose.
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Profile View: The height of the side head is one head length. The width equals one head length. The top of the ears are in line with the eyebrows. The ear hole is in line with the bottom of the nose and the occipital bone (the hindmost bone of the skull, which forms the back of the skull above the nap). The bottom of the earlobe always varies with each individual.
The face triangle is from the center of each pupil, through the nostrils, to the point between the top front teeth. This is an
important trait, as every person’s triangle is different.
A smiling mouth lines up under the pupils. The two irises usually equal the maximum smiling width of the mouth. The space between the eyes is an average of 21/2 inches. One eye width equals the space between the eyes.
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FIGURE 1-7: ILLUSTRATION OF THE PUPILS WITH THE CORRECT SPACE BETWEEN THE EYES |
The Body: A perfect body is eight heads high. The neck is a quarter of one head length, starting under the chin with the top of the head. The second head starts at the neck mark.
The shoulder-line mark is a quarter of one head down. This leaves space for the chest above the clavicle and for the neck-support muscles.
The Torso Triangle: The shoulder line is two head lengths (not widths) wide, and is the top line of the torso triangle that extends down to the space between the legs. The chin-to-shoulder line is a half of one
head length. The nipple line equals one head length, the top of the third head trunk. The belly button to the space between the legs is one head, the bottom of the third trunk head.
The leg space is four and a quarter heads down from the top, including the quarter neck space. The center head overlaps by a quarter of a head. The width of the waist at
Bend Line is the
CENTER of 8 heads
The bend line remains the center of the body, 4 heads up.
FIGURE 1-9: FULL BODY WITH BEND LINE the belly button is one head length. From the top line of the hip or trunk triangle to the space between the legs is three quarters of one head high, and is two head widths wide. You get the idea!
The center of the body is the bend line, and can also be measured as four heads up from the base.
