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In week one, you will look at the proportion and construction of the skull from different views. Instructor Steve Huston will teach you how to use basic shapes like boxes, cylinders, and spheres to form the head. He will also illustrate how the Old Masters construct the human head through history.
Throughout this course, you’ll have access to the NMA community for feedback and critiques to improve your work as you progress.
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Reference Images (29)
Andrew Loomis
Hans Holbein the Younger, An Unidentified Woman, 1532 - 1543.
Raphael Sanzio, Heads of the Virgin and Child, 1509 - 1511.
Giovanni Battista Piazzetta, Youth Profile, 1715 - 1718.
Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, Virgin and Child in the Clouds.
Raphael Sanzio, Head of a Young Apostle, 1520.
Raphael Sanzio, Head of a Cherub, 1509.
Norman Rockwell, Facts of Life, 1952.
Édouard Manet, Portrait of Suzanne Manet, 1870.
Raphael Sanzio, A Kneeling Nude Woman, 1518.
Unknown, Male Figure Seated on a Column, 1700s.
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1. Learning Recommendation
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1. Basic Shapes of the Face and Skull
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2. Proportion of the Skull
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3. Thickness of the Neck
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4. Back View of the Head
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5. Back and Side View of the Ears
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6. Height of the Ear
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7. Old Masters' Analysis; Holbein, Raphael, Piazzetta
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8. Old Masters' Analysis; Tiepolo
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9. Old Masters' Analysis; Raphael
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10. Old Masters' Analysis; Raphael, Rockwell
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11. Old Masters' Analysis; Manet, Raphael
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12. Assignment
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13. Timed Poses
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14. Assignment Demo
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