“Do You Want To Learn How To Draw… The Head and Neck? (Review)”

As much as you might want to avoid the technicalities behind figure drawing you do need awareness of the structure beneath the skin.

The previous post “Figure Drawing Secrets - Skeleton (Review) describes how Part 2 of Figure Drawing Secrets shows you important information about the skeleton and how it works. Victor Perard’s drawings clearly show how the bones of a human skeleton affect various poses.

I’m not sure that there shouldn’t have been more skeleton detail given. Personally, I think I would have liked a little more. Alternatively, you could consider that the body is usually cloaked in clothing. This generally masks and hides the areas you might find difficulty with.

Meanwhile, Part 3, The Head and Neck, gives you 17 pages of detail drawings that do give you everything you need

So, you can be confident that Victor Perard covers the issues of arms, legs, hands and feet later in Figure Drawing Secrets. (I’ll try to review other chapters in later postings)

As you would expect, the skull bone structure is well described (pages 3 to 6)… including a description of how the skull changes shape as you get older (now, there’s something to look forward to - skull deformation - Thanks Victor, I’d prefer not to know)

• Pages 7 to 10, show the complex muscles arrangements that control the movement of the face and head. The structure of the throat is shown, complete with thyroid cartilage and trachea.
• Page 11, gives you internal and external views of a man’s upturned head and shows other vies that describe the muscles that connect the head to shoulders.
• Page 12, shows a young man’s head with detail of the spinal connections, tendons and muscles.
• Page 13, concentrates on the neck and back muscles.
• Page 15 shows more throat details including epiglottis and vocal chords (in normal breathing and wide open condition)
• Page 16 shows the line of gravity, head movements and how the chest modifies under breathing
• Page 17 puts the head in context, showing an elderly man sitting with his right arm outstretched.
  
  

Part 3, Head and Neck, is alone worth more than $14.95 to any artist. This is especially so when used together with Bonus 1 “Face Drawing Secrets”

Without a clear understanding of the head, jaw and neck muscles you don’t have a chance of drawing subtle expressions that capture a subjects character… this is so important to drawing realistic looking, lifelike figures.

Click the link At Last! You Can Draw People and Figures Perfectly In Any Position…Without a Model to find out more about ‘Figure Drawing Secrets’

I’m positive that for only $14.95 you will get a great human anatomy resource with great drawing illustrations you can copy and learn from.

There are 9 parts (plus Bonus 1, Victor Perard’s, “Face Drawing Secrets”) including…

Section 4: The Torso
Section 5: The Arm
Section 6: The Hand
Section 7: The Leg
Section 8: The Foot

And, I quote…

Plus in section 9 you’ll get: -

• Insider secrets of applying anatomy for composition
• 37 illustrations of foreshadowing and…
• 31 full images of people and groups of people in multiple positions.

Reading 'Face Drawing Secrets' alone won’t make you an expert figure painter, but...

"If you practice what it shows in your own figure drawings, whilst you keep looking at people’s posture, mannerisms and expressions, you will become a great artist"

I hope you find Face Drawing Secrets interesting and helps you improves your drawing.


See you soon

Michael


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