In the eye of the beholder

In todays portrait class I taught the anatomy of the eye and how to see and create realistic forms when drawing the eye.

re·al·is·tic

ˌrēəˈlistik/

adjective

representing familiar things in a way that is accurate or true to life.

synonyms:

true to life, lifelike, truthful, true, faithful, unidealized, real-life, naturalistic, graphic

We discussed the anatomy, the academic approach, how we shade the sclera to represent its white spherical form within the eye socket so our eyes don't look flat and painted on. Where to look for the the important highlights that fall on the lens of the cornea and why, where the iris becomes highlighted due to this. How the cast shadow from the top eyelid creates more depth. 

After a bunch of notes on slate I did a quick drawing demo and then the students got onto their eye studies.

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Go figure!!!

I teach figure drawing at ACAD. This week my lectures and demos centered around  proportion, proper measuring methods as well looking at idealized references like Hale and Loomis. These are some of the drawings at the end of class.

If you are interested in learning how to figure draw better, I will be opening up figure drawing sessions and long poses at my Atelier. It is instructed and It's a great opportunity to put in the necessary time and practice to get good it'll be cheap!

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8 heads high

Testing a theory....

Saw this ad that really caught my attention, and my friends made comments about how strong an suggestive it was to them too. Kept the ad, then transferred it to my sketchbook.
Anatomomical drawing theory say's the human is 8 heads high: I think it may be closer to 7 heads, in actuality, cause she's on the tips of her toes.  Drawn in HB with a mechanical pencil, along with a few sketches of objects I could see from where I was sitting in my living room.

 What is so suggestive about a gal in her panties?
An ominous piggy on a fedora and snakes and a ladder.