**HAPPY 31st BIRTHDAY DANAH!!!!!!!!!!!**

I went through all my stuff and have compiled a number of head & neck anatomy art resources that I’d think you’d enjoy and find helpful :)

Defs not as nice as a beach walk, making dinner with you, and watching the California sunset… but I hope you enjoy :)

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pw: #Animator95!

It’s funny, I wanted to gift you an annual account, but they don’t have that option so just use my account :) Really awesome art education site I use to keep my fundamental skills up as well as learn new tricks! I made a playlist “For Danah” with videos on head & neck anatomy. They also have a robust figure and master artist references in their library, which I highly recommend!

1) To find the playlist, after you log in, just hover your mouse over my account name in the upper right hand corner on the main dashboard and a drop down menu will appear. Click the 4th option “playlists”.

2) Will take you to the landing page for playlists. Picked out lessons from legends like Steve Huston among many others. Enjoy!

2. FRAMED DRAWING TECHNIQUES (Selected Pages)

Framed Drawing Techniques by Marcos Mateu-Mestre. Selected pages.

Marcos Mateu-Mestre is one of my favorite artists. His use of light is masterful!! He is a lead animation designer and graphic novel artist with three decades of experience in feature animation. Some of his film credits include Balto, The Prince of Egypt, Asterix and The Vikings, Surf's Up, and How to Train Your Dragon 2. His work in film, primarily for DreamWorks Animation, Netflix Animation and Sony Pictures Animation, has focused on the design and cinematic aspects of frame composition, lighting, and visual continuity.

Sections I picked out for you: Architectural v Organic (pg 22-23); Rendering Characters (pg 028-035); Graphite Pencil (pg 047); From Reference to Final Art (pg 054-055); Understanding and Simplifying the Dynamics (pg 124-125)

3. FRAMED INK (SELECTED PAGES)

Framed Ink by Marcos Mateu-Mestre. Selected pages.

Sections I picked for you: Drawing in Chiaroscuro (…or the line that never existed anyway) (pg 020-021); Overall Silhouette/The head (pg 096-099); Dynamics of Expression (pg 102-103)

4. FRAMED PERSPECTIVE VOL. 1 (SELECTED PAGES)

Framed Perspective Vol. 1 by Marcos Mateu-Mestre. Selected pages.

Section I picked for you: Notes on Freehand Drawing and Sketching (pg 196-213).

The Last 2 Pages -212 & 213 (below)- are pages that I constantly refer too! It details the though process while drawing and how every line drawn relates to the next:

5. FRAMED PERSPECTIVE VOL. 2 (SELECTED PAGES)

Framed Perspective Vol. 2 by Marcos Mateu-Mestre. Selected pages.

Section I picked for you: Shadows on Characters (pg 066-081)

6. BRIDGMAN’s COMPLETE GUIDE TO DRAWING (SELECTED PAGES)

Bridgman’s Guide to Drawing for Life by George B. Bridgman. Selected Pages.

OF COURSE I have to include Bridgman’s- the classic anatomy book for the artist.

Sections I picked for you: The Skull (pg 68-73); Drawing the Head (pg 74-75); Perspective of the Head (pg 76-80); Distribution of Masses of the Head (pg 81-83); Construction of the Head (pg 84-85); Planes of the Head (pg 86-92); The Head in Profile (pg 93); Above Eye Level (pg 94-95); Below Eye Level (pg 96-97); Round Forms of the Head (pg 98-99); Round and Square forms of the Head (pg 100-101); Cube Construction (pg 102-104); Oval Construction (pg 105); The Head in Light and Shade (pg 106-109); Comparative Measurements (pg 110-111); The Child’s head (pg 112); The Muscles of the Face (pg 113); Expression (pg 114-116); Features: The Chin, The Eye, The Ear, Planes of the Ear, The Nose, The Mouth (pg 117-133); The Neck (pg 133-144)

7. Atlas of Human Anatomy for the Artist (SELECTED PAGES)

Atlas of Human Anatomy for the Artist by Stephen Rodgers Peck. Selected pages.

Originally published in 1951, its old and racist at particular sections in the book, but still a good resource! Anatomy hasn’t changed ;)

Sections I picked for you: The Skull (pg 10-21); Muscles of the Head (pg 92-93); Muscles of the Neck (pg 94-95); Head and Neck (pg 96-101); Hair (pg 160-161); The Eye (pg 162-165); The Ear (pg166-167); The Nose (pg 168-169); The Lips (1pg 170-171); The Teeth and Tongue (pg 172-173); Schemes for Comparison and Alignment (pg 196-197); Agents of Expression (pg 244-259)

8. DRAWING LESSONS FROM THE GREAT MASTERS (SELECTED PAGES)

Drawing Lessons from the Great Masters by Robert Beverly Hale. Selected pages

This is a wonderful book. Hale goes through a bunch of master sketches and picks out details from them. From the details, Hale goes through the thought process of the artist and what the information the lines/strokes convey. It’s very fascinating and a great starting point to become more intentional with your choices when drawing.

Sections I picked for you: Leonardo da Vinci/ Madonna and Child and Other Studies (pg 30-31); Pupil of Leonardo da Vinci/ Head (pg 40-41); Albrecht Durer/ Head of a Man (pg 44-45); Rembrandt van Rijn/ Women with Clasped Hands (pg46-47); Pieter Bruegel/ the Painter and The Connoisseur (pg 52-53); Gentile Bellini/ Portrait of a Youth (pg 70-71); Albercht Durer/ Head of a Negro (pg 72-73); Peter Paul Rubens/ Portrait of Isabella Brant (pg 74-75); Jacopo da Pontormo/ Head of a Woman (g 76-77); Leonardo da Vinci/ Head of an Old Man (pg 98-99); Leonardo da Vinci/ Surface Anatomy of the Shoulder Region and Head (128-129); Michelangelo Buonarroti/ Head in Profile (pg 230-231); Peter Paul Rubens/ Portrait of a Little Boy (pg 250-251)