Localized feature study
Zero in on one struggling facial or body part with a practice sheet from photo refs (comic tutorial habit: arms, legs, eyes, brows, ears, hands).
When
User (or a recognition fail) names a part: eyebrows, eyes, nose, mouth, ear, hand, or similar. Typical after likeness-face-sketch when one landmark is wrong and the rest of the head is usable.
MUST / MUST NOT
- MUST isolate one named part per sheet (or a tightly related pair, e.g. brow + eye).
- MUST gather several close refs of that feature on the same person (or subject).
- MUST start with simple forms, then clean contours; optional light screentone.
- MUST write the rule learned (e.g. "brows thin, low, nearly straight").
- MUST re-apply onto the existing head / figure construction.
- MUST NOT redraw the entire character from scratch for every small fail.
- MUST NOT "fix" a landmark by changing hairstyle, age, or the whole page layout.
Steps
- Name the failing part in one phrase. Confirm with the user if ambiguous.
- Gather 3-8 close refs of that feature on the same person (or subject). Crop tight; keep lighting variety if you have it.
- Fill a sheet with small studies: front / 3/4 / profile if relevant. Same scale row, or one large plus satellites.
- Start with simple forms (planes, wedges, lids as forms -- not eyelashes first).
- Clean contours. Optional light screentone from shadow toward light, respecting form (comic-construction-basics).
- Note the rule you learned in a short caption on the sheet.
- Re-apply onto the main head or figure. Change only that region plus whatever it forces (e.g. brow change may move the eye socket slightly).
- Return to likeness-face-sketch or kids-photo-coloring-page with the updated construction.
Common landmark checks
- Brows: thickness, arch vs straight, distance to the eye, inner-corner start.
- Eyes: opening shape, lid thickness, iris size vs photo, tilt, inner corner.
- Nose: bridge width, ball, nostril wing, how much it projects in 3/4.
- Mouth: closed vs open (honour user), lip thickness, corner position vs pupils.
- Ear: height vs brow-to-nose, bowl vs rim, how much shows at this turn.
- Hand: simple volumes (box palm, cylinder fingers); foreshorten; count digits.
Do not
Redraw the entire character from scratch for every small fail -- isolate the part.
Pair with
likeness-face-sketch, photo-to-sketch-practice, comic-construction-basics.
1---2name: localized-feature-study3description: Use when a specific drawn feature keeps failing likeness (eyebrows, eyes, nose, mouth, ear, hand) -- fill a localized study sheet from photo refs, then re-apply; do not redraw the whole character.4---56# Localized feature study78Zero in on one struggling facial or body part with a practice sheet from photo refs (comic tutorial habit: arms, legs, eyes, brows, ears, hands).910## When1112User (or a recognition fail) names a part: eyebrows, eyes, nose, mouth, ear, hand, or similar. Typical after [likeness-face-sketch](../likeness-face-sketch/SKILL.md) when one landmark is wrong and the rest of the head is usable.1314## MUST / MUST NOT1516- MUST isolate **one** named part per sheet (or a tightly related pair, e.g. brow + eye).17- MUST gather several close refs of that feature on the **same** person (or subject).18- MUST start with simple forms, then clean contours; optional light screentone.19- MUST write the rule learned (e.g. "brows thin, low, nearly straight").20- MUST re-apply onto the existing head / figure construction.21- MUST NOT redraw the entire character from scratch for every small fail.22- MUST NOT "fix" a landmark by changing hairstyle, age, or the whole page layout.2324## Steps25261. Name the failing part in one phrase. Confirm with the user if ambiguous.272. Gather 3-8 close refs of that feature on the same person (or subject). Crop tight; keep lighting variety if you have it.283. Fill a sheet with small studies: front / 3/4 / profile if relevant. Same scale row, or one large plus satellites.294. Start with simple forms (planes, wedges, lids as forms -- not eyelashes first).305. Clean contours. Optional light screentone from shadow toward light, respecting form ([comic-construction-basics](../comic-construction-basics/SKILL.md)).316. Note the rule you learned in a short caption on the sheet.327. Re-apply onto the main head or figure. Change only that region plus whatever it forces (e.g. brow change may move the eye socket slightly).338. Return to [likeness-face-sketch](../likeness-face-sketch/SKILL.md) or [kids-photo-coloring-page](../kids-photo-coloring-page/SKILL.md) with the updated construction.3435## Common landmark checks3637- **Brows:** thickness, arch vs straight, distance to the eye, inner-corner start.38- **Eyes:** opening shape, lid thickness, iris size vs photo, tilt, inner corner.39- **Nose:** bridge width, ball, nostril wing, how much it projects in 3/4.40- **Mouth:** closed vs open (honour user), lip thickness, corner position vs pupils.41- **Ear:** height vs brow-to-nose, bowl vs rim, how much shows at this turn.42- **Hand:** simple volumes (box palm, cylinder fingers); foreshorten; count digits.4344## Do not4546Redraw the entire character from scratch for every small fail -- isolate the part.4748## Pair with4950[likeness-face-sketch](../likeness-face-sketch/SKILL.md), [photo-to-sketch-practice](../photo-to-sketch-practice/SKILL.md), [comic-construction-basics](../comic-construction-basics/SKILL.md).
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