Yeah. What the title says.
I'll probably post personal projects, but maybe some other stuff idk. Depends on my mood.
Hey guys, guess what? Maybe I won't take this one down. But you will never know until you read this book.
The nose is so special, it gets it's own little part. I will run through sketching and what to look out for when shading in a nose.
Think of it like this: noses are fancified triangular prisms.
If you are lost, they are these things:
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It's actually a good strategy for any kind of drawing. Break whatever you are drawing into simple shapes.
Now, dont judge too hard what you're about to see. I struggle with noses too and I had no reference.
Anyways, earlier I said fanciful prism. This is why. They are more shaped like this:
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Now add in details and erase what you don't need. Watch for the sides of the nostrils and the nose bridge. The nostrils I'll get to in a moment.
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What a fat nose, but whatever.
Now nostrils.
Start with a 'c' shape (kinda, but not really).
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Now draw a shape like this.
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Then fill that sucker in.
Now shading. It becomes difficult when you don't pay attention to detail. There is so much, but again, simple shapes. The arrow represents the light source. I'll use the second image as an example.
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The same light may be used on the actual figure, but check your reference just to make sure.
I have no clue if any of this helped. I tried my best. Yeah. I'm sorry.
