Article · Sharpened Artist
Portrait Prep Series: Lesson 2, The Skull, Muscle and Skin
By John Middick
- Type
- Article
- Level
- Intermediate
- Price
- Free
- Published
- 2020
About this lesson
Layers skull landmarks, the facial muscles that move over them and finally the skin draping across both, flagging common beginner errors like over-rounding the eye sockets or exaggerating the cheekbones.
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