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Week 1: The Proportions and Major Forms of the Human Head with Glenn Vilppu

Week 1: The Proportions and Major Forms of the Human Head
Master the Art of Head Drawing Study the proportion, construction, and major forms of the head

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Instructor
Glenn Vilppu
Subjects
Drawing
Topics
Drawing Exercises, Head & Portrait, Sketching
Mediums
Colored Pencil
Duration
52m 48s

In week one, instructor Glenn Vilppu will begin with an in-depth lecture on the proportions of the human head. You will watch him break down the planes of the head using the watermelon metaphor. Glenn will also touch on the supraorbital ridge and zygomatic arch to help you understand the basic anatomy of the head.

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