Drawing the Human Head

by Dave

In 300 extraordinary drawings, Hogarth shows how to draw the head from every angle, age the face from infancy to old age, and delineate every feature and wrinkle. This basic reference is also a beautiful art book, unsurpassed in scope and authority.

Genres: Art, Drawing, Nonfiction, Reference, Design, Art Design, Crafts

Library Binding

First published January 1, 1965

Reviews

[Raghda Elwakil · Rating 5 out of 5]

Perfect book.. ツ

Was useful for me a lot..^^

[Kevin de Ataíde · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very technical and with excellent illustration, this is worth a look for portrait artists and character designers.

[Karin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wonderful book. I learned so much. It's got amazingly clear pictures and wonderful descriptions of everything you need to know about the human head. I had no questions by the end of the book. It tells you exactly how to draw the head, its features, and everything from different points of view. Highly recommended.

[Theresa · Rating 5 out of 5]

I have learned so much about drawing the human head! I recommend this to anyone interested in this area.

[Marie H.D. · Rating 4 out of 5]

I learned so much from this book! Informative, and with nice sketches.

[Shruti · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ok

[Parul · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent techniques discussed on taking proportions. MUST read for everyone who makes portraits.

[Mostafa Mezrou · Rating 5 out of 5]

great book

[Ahmed K-masterly {Cruel Sanity} · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is so precious, every library should have it.

[Helen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Informative

A practical book suitable for all stages of drawing development, full of precisely drawn information. Full of images and useful tips.

[heptagrammaton]

i am retroactively greatly concerned for the health and habits of the people 40 years old and up that hogarth knew

[Kimmie Hogan · Rating 5 out of 5]

I bought this book based on a recommendation from the brilliant and extremely talented artist Kate Thompson. I not only had her as a guest teacher in a year long online class, and am currently enrolled in several of her e-courses, but have had the privilege of taking an informal class with her on drawing faces.
I'm not proficient at all in drawing faces, but am an ongoing learner.
I've never set out to be a portrait artist nor do I want to be. I'm happy to settle for mixed media influence in my face drawings.
This book is well above my skill level, and it is definitely geared towards the more advanced artist, but it is also a a great reference tool to have in my library arsenal of books on faces and I recommend this to any artist who wishes to or is already drawing faces in their art.

[Kim Chisum · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is one of my "go to reference" books on drawing the head. The head can be complicated to draw but the guidelines and detailed drawings really break down everything into smaller pieces. I draw from this book when I practice drawing the different angles of a turned or tilted head.

If you are striving to improve your portraits or just trying to learn something new, I believe this book would be a great resource to add to your collection. I must admit, I have noticed an improvement in my drawings. A must have for anyone aspiring to learn to draw the head.

[Gustavo Fajardo · Rating 5 out of 5]

Genial para corregir errores y para tomar decisiones certeras a la hora de dibujar una estructura para dibujar , pintar e incluso hacer escultura , - wonderful to correct mistakes and to make solid decisions to make drawings, paintings and also sculpture.

[Serge Pierro · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great book for learning how to draw the head in various positions and perspectives. Great instruction and formulas. I have actually seen a video of Hogarth doing these head drawings and he follows the instruction in here to a "tee".

[Jim · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good introduction to drawing the human head. Any student who has at least one year of drawing lessons should be able to benefit from the lessons in this book. The images will seem a bit retro at first glance, but the information is solid and useful to anyone who wants to learn to draw the head.

[Maduranga]

A great book. I feel that learning to draw the perfect head first makes it much easier to draw all other imperfect heads. (but I am yet to learn to draw ordinary heads)

[Cibernetes · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good book, but very technical.

[Mona Abbas · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very helpful for those who are interested in drawing the human face!!

[Isabel · Rating 5 out of 5]

Muy buen libro, me fue de mucha ayuda, te explica paso a paso y con ejercicios faciles. Muy recomendable para quienes desean mejorar su técnica.

[Mimi Al Gabiley · Rating 5 out of 5]

My gospel.

[Jonathan]

None

[Hien Lam · Rating 4 out of 5]

good