PLANES OF THE HEAD
It’s helpful to approach the head with a general idea of what can be expected. After decades of experience, I automatically check for the basic forms and plane changes described below. I would have saved a lot of time if I had memorized the planes of the head at the beginning of my career.
Artists unfamiliar with the top view of the head make errors at the brow, with the shape of the forehead, and in the head’s overall length and width.
The neck doesn’t narrow at the top, and it isn’t concave at the sides (A). The body’s ...
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