Here a couple more drawings, and yes I’ll explain why they are both bald. I drew them from a book called “HEADS” by Alex Kayser. The entire book is simply faces, little to no expression, shot in black and white. Nobody has hair either, and here is the best part: the lighting is consistent throughout.
This makes it (for me) a perfect study tool for composite drawings. Artists normally create a composite drawing using from reference photos from mugshots. You can imagine the lighting on those isn’t of Ansel Adams quality, and it is not consistent. Practicing from a book like this helps my understanding of how lighting affects the features of the face and the overall form, and builds up my memory for drawing them later when the pressure is on.
Also, the faces are just so interesting. A while ago I had the idea to draw one of these a week, and of course got to around number 8 and stopped. I think I need to revisit that…
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Teaching myself to draw with the Cintiq
So, I’ve had a Cintiq for about a year now, and have really only used
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Mugshot Sketch 4
Finally, another mugshot drawing! I LOVE doing these, the black and white photography from the
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“HEADS” Study Number One
This is on Strathmore 300, with pencils anywhere from a 3B to a 9B. I
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Mugshot Sketch Number Three
Just another mugshot sketch. I like using these for practice because of the crisp photography,
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Mugshot Sketch Number One
This is a drawing I did about 2 years ago, when I sat down and
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Practice
Here a couple more drawings, and yes I’ll explain why they are both bald. I