Begin with measuring the main proportion of the model’s head – its width-to-height ratio using a pencil or by eye. Many art students ask me how to measure with a pencil; to a… See more

The next step requires a know-how of the universal proportion of the face. All adult faces regardless of individual appearances share the same proportion – the distance between th… See more

The following step comes from the know-how – this proportion is not measured on a model’s head, it is universal for all portraits – the eye-line divides the height of the head in half. So, … See more

Location the plane of the skull base will help us to connect the head, neck and shoulders correctly. This plane is on the same level as the base of the nose, which also corres… See more