Figuring things out about masculine and feminine faces.
First, adult feminine and masculine faces, then a more androgynous child face (no reference). Decided on short, curly hair, as I think that’s about as non-gendered as hairdos get 
It isn’t CG, but it is anatomy – would love to hear how you think when drawing male vs female faces
Hi,
good start.
Best way to learn is to draw as many heads (see them as heads, not just faces) as you can, from as many angles as possible.
So hope to see the next batch soon
Oh and if you can, don’t limit yourself to heads or you’ll believe that you can only draw heads after a while (believe me, that’s an issue I struggle with myself)
If it looks like I’m just starting out drawing, then there are probably some habits I should’ve shaken off long ago, so do point out what I’m doing wrong!
I can relate to the whole issues of just drawing faces (although your CGportfolio has some really beautiful bodies) so here’s the next batch, also drawn without reference:
Not as happy with this as with the last one. The man’s hands are too small, and the child looks like a really dull cartoon character 
I think the woman looks good, though. Agree?
Hi there KRIGBERT, and Welcome!
Nice drawings, can you talk a little about what are your goals about drawing and human anatomy, what you are trying to achieve. I´m saying this because is dificult for me to give some feedback if i don´t know what is that the person is trying to develope…coud be realism, cartoon style, more graphic design oriented or just a hobby to share…
In any case… keep posting!
Cheers.
I guess my purpose here is to get a better handle on anatomy, so proportion- and shape-wise I’m looking to do slightly exaggerated realism. Like I said, the child in the second to last post is too cartoony.
At the end of the day, I am a graphic designer, and I’m looking to do illustrations that are useful to my own work. For that, photo realism is pointless (there are plenty of good sources for photography, including my own camera) but I am looking to do quality work, it’s not just a hobby.
Hi, in that case, i would suggest you to learn proportions and overall human anatomy from: reality, and books/tutorials…but avoid (not completely though) to spend time trying to get good results from imagination. Do studies of real people, you can use reference photos or observe real people.
Loomis book “figure drawing for all it´s worth” is a classic and for your needs is great, if i could just have one book to learn the mat, it would be that one.
“having fun with a pencil” is another good one of Loomis. I also find valuable the vilppu´s manual.
So my advice is…use reference, learn some basic stuff from loomis, you (no one) can´t learn anatomy from imagination.
Cheers.
I used to download the entire Loomis art books online. I think you can do that too. They had the best exercises I could find and really beautiful anatomy sketches…
Hope that helps!
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