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A Short Head Angles Tutorialby ~enigmatia

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The idea here is to think of the face as a very well rounded cube

^{(Actually, it's not cuboid at all, but the point/corn-edge with the cube really helps if you want to understand the chin)}
I know for me it was one of the hardest things to learn to draw.
This technique helps me, so hopefully it might help any of you who want a different way to understand it than all the other guides that tell you to use lines and stuff (and when you already know how to use them, but don't know how to apply otherwise!). Not all methods work for everyone, I understand, so if this still doesn't work, I'm real sorry D:

For front on head tilts, I recommend you remember the use of foreshortening, and remember that if you're drawing from below, that to make sure you're drawing things like the nose and lips form that angle too.

P.S You're gonna need to have some idea of basic head structure... this won't help you with that, I'm sorry P: If you want help with that, ask me, or search dA for some head drawing tuts.

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~RainMoonsapphire55 Feb 8, 2012 Student Digital Artist

thanks a lot, is simple, but very effective!!!

~Stef-Cannon-3886 May 7, 2011

Interestiiiiiiing, I should try this out

Thanks for sharing!

~Stef-Cannon-3886 May 7, 2011

And here's something random as an aside, I've got this stuck in my head

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~Ronin-De-Vamas May 1, 2011

OMGoodness! That makes so much sense!!!
*favs into Helpful Stuff*

*InvaderGalBlaze May 1, 2011 Student Digital Artist

The angle on the left is kinda hard to draw :\ BUT thanks to you for making the tutorial <3

~enigmatia May 1, 2011 Hobbyist Digital Artist

Is it because of how I described it or because of how I drew it? I'm more than willing to sort this out!

Just by a quick gallery glance, I take you're mainly an IZ fanartist, I'm assuming you're trying the technique in the IZ head style? You'd be like me to draw the heads in the regular IZ style box shape I think

Thing is with the IZ-style box-head, the front of an Irken head doesn't meet with the corner-edge or corner like the dimensioned face does. The Irken/IZ face is flat, which is why there is to say, when people point out the IZ style, they often like to say "Haha, they don't have chins!".. coz they don't xD

However if you're doing it on a realistic/anime person's head, and still having trouble, I could try and work that out for you!

And my pleasure! :]

*InvaderGalBlaze May 2, 2011 Student Digital Artist

Oh!Not how you described,I think really helped. <3 It's just hard for me to get the angle right.

Well yes,kinda.But I don't use IZ head style to help me draw the human's head
Wow I see o3o Thanks for the IZ head tip.I'll try it! xD

Sure!

~enigmatia May 7, 2011 Hobbyist Digital Artist

Practice with a box first, like what I did above the heads if you like

Put eyes on the boxes if you really wanted to!

Oh for a human, yeah

I wasn't sure so I was just writing to be safe.

Welcome!

*InvaderGalBlaze May 7, 2011 Student Digital Artist

oh okay thanks....again x3

=SkooIsCoo May 1, 2011 Hobbyist General Artist

XD Been working on head angles myself, very nice lil helpful tutorial!

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