This document provides an overview and tips for Class #4 of a drawing class. It includes a review of the previous class, more portrait tips, and a brief figure drawing exercise. Students are instructed to draw lightly at first and play with compositional elements before adding details. Facial landmarks and features like eyes, nose, mouth are discussed. Examples of the "average" face and facial measurements are shown. The document encourages students to find ways to practice drawing daily through small sketches, illustrated journals, or apps to continue improving their skills.

1. More Drawing Class #4
for Fun
with
Bill LaRocque
By Court Jones

2. More Portraits – Last Class
• Review of Class #3.
• More portrait tips.
• Very Basic Figure drawing.
• Portrait – draw along.
• Cheating.
• Your portrait project exercise.
• Ways to keep drawing.

3. Review+ - Drawing
• Start VERY light.
• Play with the elements of your picture (add,
drop, move, resize.)
• Portraits (my favorite subject):
– Outside in
– Position Basic proportions and features – no detail.
– Find tonal areas – lighting and landmarks.
– Add detail slowly.

4. Review - Drawing People
• The average face.
• Basic geometry.
• Facial landmarks.
• Facial features: eyes, nose, mouth, ears, jaw
line and other lines.
• Necks and shoulders.

5. The “Average” Face.

6. Facial Measurements

7. Facial Features
Eyes
Nose
Mouth and Facial Lines
Ears
Jaw Line
Hair
Neck and Shoulders

8. Drawing Figures
Age
Gender
Head heights

9. Break!

10. Richard Morris Demo (5 minutes.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkDuvgh2e6A

11. Cheating? or Saving Time
• Grids (good for
changing size.)
• Tracing.
• Projecting.
• Digital: Painter,
Photoshop, iPad,
etc.

12. Draw Your Subject or Draw Abe

13. Wrapup - Keep Drawing?
Find a way to sketch often (daily)
Draw things you like. Carry a small sketch book.
Keep an illustrated journal or blog.
Take art/drawing/painting courses. Read books.
Watch instructional videos and YouTube.
Draw your greeting cards or add a sketch to the ones you send.
Practice your geometry and perspective.
Draw faces and trees.
Get a drawing app for your tablet. Play the OMGPOP Draw Something app.
Make friends with an artist.

14. Keep
Drawing!