Which proportions belong in an outline comparison?
| At our next sketching session, I would like to separate the overall head outline from details such as eyes and lips. The difficulty is that a strong jaw can attract attention even when the rest of the outline looks quite rounded. I have been looking for a reference on square face shape to help frame the discussion. I would prefer a few observable features in my notes before deciding whether a familiar category name is useful. Would comparing forehead width, cheekbone width and jaw width give the group a clearer starting point than guessing from memory? A few of the pictures have hair across the forehead, and I would rather leave those sections uncertain than guess. I can bring a blank outline sheet so that everyone records the same observations before we discuss the drawings together. The purpose is to improve observation, rather than make every person fit neatly into one geometric shape in the exercise. What would you ask beginners to observe first if the goal were a useful drawing reference rather than a definitive classification? |
