Dec 062010
Here are a selection of images from recent Portraiture & Facial Anatomy for Artists workshops held at Scott’s London studio. The gallery shows the progression of the facial reconstruction sculpting exercise over the three days of the course.
More details on upcoming workshops can be found on the Portraiture & Facial Anatomy course page.
construction of features - nose exercises showing the different pieces of cartilage that make up the nose.
portrait work in progress
end of the portrait course. All the sculptures lined up for a group picture.
skull with tissue depth markers in place
instructors skull showing simplfied construction of features
portrait work in progress
drawing exercise showing the eyes from different views
all the skulls at the end of day 1 - depth markers in place drying.
constructing the ears
portrait that uses the obese tissue depth markers
portrait work in progress
work in progress showing the facial muscles and the beginning of feature construction
eyeballs located in socket. orbital fat compartments added. construction of nose cartilage in progress
skeletal muscles added (masseter and temporalis). deep muscle of mastication added - buccinator. buccal fat pad added.
muscles of expression added to the lower face.
upper face muscles of expression added - orbicularis oculi, frontalis, etc. characteristic fat and superficial fat added to lower face.
the final superficial layer of skin is fit over the deeper layers of tissue.
final stages of the reconstruction in progress
final stages of the reconstruction in progress
the completed facial reconstruction shows both structural and feature characteristics of a person of African descent.
a comparison of heads showing the striking differences created only from difference in the structure of the skull. The larger face on the right is a native American of Asian descent.