If you haven't seen the first three parts of the series, click on one of these video
links.
In this episode, we go EXTREME!
Extreme angles are usually challenging for people and frequently ignored artists. But
Studying the extreme angles will make you better at the more common angles because you'll
have a better understanding of the method.
To help us visualize the extreme angles, we have a special guest.
This is Loomy
Let's start by talking about the twist, or rotation along the z-axis. This has a few
important effects on the head. First, the center line and brow line will be at an angle.
Second, the side plane will go down to reveal more of the top of the head or up to reveal
more of the bottom.
The ellipse that indicates the side plane will be angled perpendicular to the brow line.
This is caused by the ellipse being in perspective. To get the proper angles on the front and
side planes, remember that the head can be simplified into a box to visualize the perspective.
You can see the same angles in the face as on the box.
So, this is what we have so far. The hard part is over. If you do the part right, adding
the jaw should be fairly straightforward. Just observe the major plane changes.
The third effect a twist has is on the gesture of the neck. Look for the curve. Try to avoid
lollipop necks.
The concept of stretch and pinch applies here too.
Now, let's take a look at extreme up and down tilts along the x-axis. I always look for
the degree of the tilt by observing the angle from ear to brow. find the angle of the brows
and then the thirds. Remember what we learned in part 2 of this series about foreshortening.
The thirds will get smaller as they recede from us. So, in an up tilt, the bottom third
will be about the same size as half of the side plane, and the forehead will be fairly
small. And the opposite in a down tilt.
A confusing area for most people is the shape of the jaw as the head rotates up and down.
During this rotation, the relationship of the corners of the jaw and bottom of the chin
will change. As a person looks up, the chin will come up and at one point be in line with
the jaw, creating a boxy shape. If you keep going the shape actually inverts and you get
the opposite triangle. In an up tilt you're also seeing the bottom plane of the jaw, which
wraps around the cylindrical neck. This connection of the jaw to the neck is important so try
not to overlook it. As a person looks down, the jaw shape becomes more triangular because
the corners of the jaw and the bottom of the chin move away from each other.
Another common area of frustration is the tip of the nose. In an extreme up tilt, the
tip will be unusually close to the eyes. It's so unusual that most of us will feel like
we need to move it down to lengthen the nose. Observe the shape of the bottom plane of the
nose and compare it to the length of the entire middle third from brow to the bottom of the
nose.
It's important to remember that the eyes and lips are not flat on the face. They are rounded
in their simplest forms. So observe the curvature of these features as they wrap around the
eyeball and the tooth cylinder.
So what would happen if, instead of the head rotating up or down we move the camera above
or below the head? When this happens, the side plane rises or drops to reveal more of
the top of the head or the bottom of the head. but this time without changing the angle of
the centerline, since there is no twist. From this angle, the neck will be mostly covered
by the head and we just see shoulders. That's it for this episode, next week we'll be covering
the eyes.
I decided to do a little competition to help promote this video. The prize... Your very
own Loomy ball. The one I used for this video. How do you get it? Pretty simple. I posted
a link to this video on my Facebook. All you have to do, is find my profile on Facebook
and re-share this post. I will use a random generator to pick a winner on September 14th.
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