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67.5 degrees near-profile view head reference

Minimal head at 67.5 degrees. Compare the line drawing with the tonal study.

Head rotation reference, Minimal head, 67.5 degrees near-profile view, line drawing
Line drawing
Head rotation reference, Minimal head, 67.5 degrees near-profile view, tonal drawing
Tonal drawing

Drawing this angle

At 67.5 degrees, the head approaches profile while retaining a narrow view of the far side of the face. Start with the relationship between the nose tip, chin and forehead. Then check how much of the far eye and cheek actually remains visible. Draw the shape you can see; a remembered full eye placed in that narrow space can undo the whole turn.

The near side of the head now takes up more of the drawing. Compare the distance from the eye to the ear with the distance from the eye to the nose. Place the jaw corner under that larger side plane, rather than directly below the mouth. In the line plate, trace the overlaps around the nose and lips. In the tonal plate, distinguish the cheek's surface from the darker eye socket. A useful exercise is to draw the outer profile first, then add only the ear and jaw to establish depth.

See the full turn

Compare all four heads

Keep drawing

Try the free tonal sampler, or see the line and tonal studies in Head rotation volume 1.