Facial Expression

This is a 5 minute drawing of facial expressions using charcoal. The hand in the image helps give a better impression of the mood with the facial expression. The model seems bored or tired and this can be seen by looking at the shape of the mouth. There are many different tonal values in the image especially on the cheek where some of the light is shining onto it or is maybe reflected from around the room. There is a strong highlight going down the face, hand and arm and this is showing the direction of the light. There are also some smaller highlights which give a good sense of shape and form in the head and face. For example there are some small highlights around the eye and also on the chin. The shading follows the skin and muscles and the shading curves around when it get to the chin. There is good proportion in the image. There are some angles created by the light, like on the hand or on the neck. Also on the arm there are some of the darker parts going down and these show the structure underneath the skin in the arms as these are bones and tendons. The pose captures the mood and emotion, along with the face, in the model. The form of the model also seems to be closed as she has her head in her hand.