Monday, September 7, 2009

Chuck Thorndike - How to Draw

How to draw the head.

Female head smaller than male - note larger eyes and hair treatment.

Three Quarters View. Head is slightly wider than in chart on right.

Front View. Note egg-shaped and evenly balance features.

Side View. Head here is about square - but features remain in same position.

3/4 Foreshortened. Note retention of egg-shape and curve of guide lines.

Back View. Note top of neck and position of ears.

Three-Quarters Back. Same width as three-quarters front (note ear location).

More diagrams about how to draw heads.

How to draw expressions.

Interest.
Amusement.
Laughter.
Haughtiness.
Sneer,
Surprise
as contrasted from ... Terror.
"Love Sick"
Contempt.
Suspicion
As Contrasted from ... Anger.
Worry.
Grief.
Listening to a funny story.

More diagrams about how to draw expression.

Chuck Thorndike was a prominent cartoonist from th 1930s to the 1960s. He wrote a bunch of how to books and illustrated others.

Life Drawing and Anatomy By Chuck Thorndike and e-book at Figure-Drawings.com.



Cartooning, Caricature and Animation Made Easy (Dover Art Instruction)

Turn your humor into money; how to create humor that sells! By Sidney K. Margolis, illustrations by Chuck Thorndike

The Art of Cartooning : An Advanced Instruction Book on Humorous Drawings, Covering : Caricature, Anatomy, Animated Cartoons, Etc.

Seeing America the easy way;: How to see the most for your money and make money while seeing it!

The business of cartooning,

How to Copy Famous Pictures

Another post about Chuck Thorndike.

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