Sketching People - How to Sketch Faces
From Ed Hall
Blocking in the Background
Blocking in the background
Ed Hall, licensed to About.com, Inc.
Using a graphite block, I begin to block in the value around and behind the figure, looking for places where the dark value is echoed on the figure. If I find a comparatively dark value in a fold or deep shadow crevasse, I make sure to darken that area as well.
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- Learn to Sketch Portraits with Ed Hall
- Begin Sketching the Head Structure
- Sculpting Planes of the Face with Light and Shadow
- Value Sketching - Establishing Values
- Working with Line and Contour
- Shading the Face with Pencil
- Reviewing Progress - Assessing the Sketch
- Blocking in the Background
- Finishing the Sketch in Photoshop
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