b.CHGirls_Basics10-29_3p.qxp:Layout 1
Back of head is rounded
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Front of head is fairly flat
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Bangs flop over eyes
Big forehead
Small mouth area
Lips are optional
Profile In the side view, the front of the face flattens out considerably, but the forehead has a long, pleasing curve to it. The eye is deeply recessed in the head. The lips are usually not apparent in the side view, and the mouth is drawn as just a thin line.
Even in a profile or 3⁄4 view, the eyes and ears are still drawn within the eye lines.
3⁄4 View The 3/4 view is a little tricky, because you have to make adjustments for perspective, but I’ll give you some tricks so you can do it. The center line is curved, because it follows the contour of the head, which is round. The near eye is larger than the far eye, and the area of the face on the far side of the center line has less mass than the near side.
Far hair “scrunchie” pokes up here
Center line is curved, not straight Less mass on far side of center line
More mass on near side of center line
Neck set farther back
Show far pigtail Far shoulder peeks out
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