Figure Drawing Portrait and Head Drawing

Question 1

According to standard portrait proportions, where do the eyes sit on the head?

Accepted Answer

Roughly at the midpoint of the total head height

Answer

The eyes typically sit near the midpoint of the total head height (from crown to chin), a fact that surprises many beginners who place them too high.

Question 2

What is the width of one eye in relation to the total width of the face at eye level?

Accepted Answer

The face is five eye-widths wide at the eye level

Answer

A common proportional guideline is that the face is approximately five eye-widths wide: two eyes plus three intervals (outer corners and between the eyes).

Question 3

Where does the base of the nose typically fall on the head?

Accepted Answer

Halfway between the eyebrows and the chin

Answer

The base of the nose typically falls roughly halfway between the brow line and the chin.

Question 4

What is the Loomis Method used for in head drawing?

Accepted Answer

Constructing the head in three-quarter view using a sphere and a plane

Answer

The Loomis Method uses a sphere for the cranial mass with a cut-away plane for the side of the face, creating a structured 3D construction of the head at any angle.

Question 5

In portrait drawing, the ear typically aligns between which two horizontal landmarks?

Accepted Answer

The eyebrow and the base of the nose

Answer

The ear typically aligns vertically between the eyebrow and the base of the nose in a standard front or three-quarter view.

Figure Drawing Practice Test

Figure Drawing Practice Test

Figure Drawing Portrait and Head Drawing