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Tetrachloride

(8,501 posts) Sun Oct 10, 2021, 03:05 PM Oct 2021

Sketch Artists, how many lines is necessary to capture a complicated face ? [View all]

Ordinary pen or pencil.

Looking for the general minimum to start. Samples welcome.

The reason i ask is to be prepared if I attend some festivals and if i talk to artists.

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Sketch Artists, how many lines is necessary to capture a complicated face ? [View all] Tetrachloride Oct 2021 OP

Not too many Beastly Boy Oct 2021 #1

Ty. Roughly 30-40 in the Picasso example Tetrachloride Oct 2021 #2

You might want to take a look at some of Al Hirschfield's celebrity Tanuki Oct 2021 #3

About 20 in some if we skip torso and limbs Tetrachloride Oct 2021 #4

This is the best example I know of. Here ya go: Trailrider1951 Oct 2021 #5

Ty. 15-20 is the general minimum from these examples. Tetrachloride Oct 2021 #6