Drawing the Face on a Figure with Charcoal (part 2)

This is the second part of my demo drawing the face in charcoal for the female figure. I finish it up here and working on the face took about 2 hours. A couple more were spent on the rest of the figure, but I don't show that in this video, since the focus is on techniques for drawing the face. I enjoyed this one and think the drawing turned out well. I hope you like it, too. In case you got here first, here is where you can see part 1: https://youtu.be/MhusVcaCUxg Again, this is a long video, so if you don't want to watch the entire thing, here are the important topics: 0:13 - working on the entire drawing as a whole 1:24 - finalizing the jawline 2:51 - highlights on the nose 3:25 - mouth details 4:06 - expressions in life drawing 5:28 - If you do see teeth... 6:49 - suggesting details on a small scale 8:11 - when to stop 9:01 - how to deal with eye details 12:06 - the whites of the eyes 13:37 - how to use the kneaded eraser 14:46 - shadows on the chin 16:09 - how to see details in your source material 17:25 - finding detail in shadowed eyes 19:19 - finding highlights and shadows in the hair 21:37 - simulating long locks of hair with line and shape 23:34 - the brightest hair highlights 24:57 - soft edges for the hairline 25:24 - Don't draw individual strands 28:48 - Okay, draw some individual strands 33:00 - trying to get the mouth just right 33:51 - connecting the head to the neck and shoulders 36:00 - loose with the hair, not careful 36:51 - cast shadows from the hair 39:01 - suggesting instead of drawing 40:12 - finding highlights in the curves of the hair 46:51 - catching light with individual hairs 53:54 - using the blending stick for soft shadows 56:24 - adding final small highlights on the hair 58:48 - getting that last 5% done 1:00:02 - top vs. bottom eyelids 1:01:53 - a hint of reflection in the eyes 1:02:55 - lightening the cupid's bow That's a lot to get through. If you actually made it this far, thanks for watching!