Portrait drawing of a woman - Complete block-in process

Portrait of a woman from initial lines to completed block-in drawing. Follow along as I describe my drawing process from big forms to smaller ones. bayareaartschool.com offers Youth Art Camps,
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Unknown photo reference found online. I like the shadows on this image.

[@waltziegler8982]

I've been struggling with my drawing having picked it up after many years not practicing. This video was exactly what I needed! Thank you.

[@BayAreaArtSchool]

I'm so glad this helped you. Thanks for watching!

[@jeutdraw3021]

i love drawing

[@ethio5184]

Just give the award 🏆 for this 👦 guy

[@BayAreaArtSchool]

thanks!

[@jeutdraw3021]

so talented

[@mrchristian8782]

beautiful! God bless you brother

[@BayAreaArtSchool]

Thank you and thanks for watching

[@HimanArtists]

Great drawing

[@pramuanpoe3960]

Ho, l got it back, so Happy 😃.

[@selwynbriones1958]

Thank you will help me a lot!

[@BayAreaArtSchool]

You are welcome. Thanks for watching!

[@monchobi]

Thank you so much

[@BayAreaArtSchool]

You are very welcome. Thanks for watching!

[@pramuanpoe3960]

👌 okay, I got You; Thanks.

[@markaguzmanartist630]

Great vedio pretty long but well done the vedios are the ones that are slow , more better explained and well detail good job

[@BayAreaArtSchool]

I'm happy you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching.

[@mionleblanc4839]

Thank you for drawing like a real drawer. I am done with "artist" that fill a copy

[@Handsomenuts]

Ty

[@rizalfadillah703]

Thanks 😆

[@shuvoDhar.5537]

Very nice👍

[@BayAreaArtSchool]

Thank you very much!

[@saraswatiart3454]

Thankyouu

[@BayAreaArtSchool]

You're welcome! Glad you enjoyed.

[@ammarzairy]

Niceee 👍🏻👍🏻

[@BayAreaArtSchool]

thanks!

[@shuvoarts.3314]

👍👍

[@BayAreaArtSchool]

thank you!

[@selwynbriones1958]

How did you get the proportion of the width in relation to the height? Thank you.

[@BayAreaArtSchool]

Hi. I use comparative measuring for drawings that are larger or smaller than the reference or from life. In the video I say "relative measuring" but it's technically called comparative measuring. Sorry about that. So what I should have done is mark the top and bottom of the drawing. Then I measure from my reference the width of the head, turn my measuring stick 90 degrees and see how far up that measurement goes. Then I know the ratio and can measure out the same height I see, turn it back 90 degrees and that is my width.
I talk more about it in this video within the first 7 minutes: th-cam.com/video/cwnbHblsqrQ/w-d-xo.html
I hope that answers your question.

[@_sarveshdalvi_]

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[@aldeletronica]

Tanta medida, pra ficar totalmente diferente credo!😅😅

[@zachalicea1987]

So you have the width of your subject relative to your demarcated height, I get that. But how do you know the widths relation in space to the demarcated height of your subject i.e., how far right or left , up or down to place that measurement? Are we eyeballing still at this point?

[@BayAreaArtSchool]

The relative measuring method works throughout the drawing. The first long lines establish the shape and silhouette. Then the details like eyes, nose, lips are placed based on a same method. Basically, if you know three points you know where the fourth point goes... but it is a guess until it feels right. Then I add smaller details until the entire face with details is blocked in. Another way to know where a feature is is to notice what is straight above or below that feature your adding. For example wherethe hair line turns down is directly above what? That helps place the right eye and pupil and details also. It's a sort of triangulation mapping.

[@pramuanpoe3960]

What kind of stick are you using? To measuring!!!!

[@rogerauclair1670]

He did say that it was a bicycle spoke.

[@pramuanpoe3960]

@ : Roger ; did you mean a piece of that stick , came from part of Bicycle?

[@rogerauclair1670]

@@pramuanpoe3960 yes, a bicycle spoke usually comes from a bicycle.

[@nayuta4108]

may i ask for the link to the reference photo in this video?

[@eyeshowyou]

Her right eye is good...left not perfect. Overall very good

[@BayAreaArtSchool]

thank you

[@Conda17]

What easel is that?

[@BayAreaArtSchool]

I do most of my drawing on a convertible easel. I can sit and rotate the table angle easily. Thanks for asking!

[@pramuanpoe3960]

I couldn’t get this clip any more, I don’t know what I did wrong?

[@pramuanpoe3960]

And ; is there’s a number on a stick ?

[@BayAreaArtSchool]

I use a bicycle spoke for measuring and I grind down the ends so the metal is dull

[@user-bh7gw8rk4b]

why i give up so fast? 😞

[@jconsumido]

It is a line drawing... not block8ng 8n

[@tirinandkatten]

I don't understand the beginning. You say even before you've put a mark on the paper that you've made a mistake. It makes no sense.

[@BayAreaArtSchool]

I did the voice over after the video so I am able to foretell the audience what will happen. If you watch the whole video it will make sense in the long run. Thanks for watching