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Description 91 heads
53 unique angles

This started as a reference sheet, but it soon took on a life of its own. Seriously, where do you people keep coming from? SERIOUSLY.

Ta DA!
A female version of this is in progress and will be ready soon.  16 heads down...75 to go. If you check out the WIP pic up close, you'll see I've got a much nicer pen tool this time around.  I'll be doing a lot more refs in the near future, so please also ANSWER THE POLL for which ref you want to see first.


Other Tutorials and References:
Animated
 
Stone Creek Coffee speedpaint

Ref Sheets
   
 
Eyeroll, Color Scheme 001 (Klimt)

Tutorials & Steps
  
 
Artrage (use it, here's why), Digital Painting from Life


Edit 8/28/11: Can I just say, um, whoa and thanks? It looks like someone suddenly decided to put up a huge, honking Look At THIS sign on the internet pointing to this deviation. In fact, yep, there is, and the sign belongs to FOERVRAENGD. Thanks. The comments alone made this week for me. WhiteShinigami has won a llama for the line: "sweet friggin cheezus O .O"

Thanks also to ArtistsHospital , Drawing-Tutorials , and Animal-Anatomy for requesting to feature this in their groups.

Using as a Ref: I'm completely cool with people using this as a reference for drawing those difficult head angles. But link back to this deviation.  Share the love. Exercise restraint.

Thanks again,
E.C.
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Comments: 173

YOurButterflyEffect [2022-04-08 09:34:22 +0000 UTC]

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animelover2512 [2017-07-26 21:22:39 +0000 UTC]

Thank you for the reference i plan to use this to improve my art skills

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MLPdrawerCurlyCotton [2017-05-23 18:06:01 +0000 UTC]

Thank you for doing this! I can use this practicing animation and doing portraits!
THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!

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SAR500 [2017-05-06 00:57:19 +0000 UTC]

Thankyou

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Seikjo [2016-02-02 08:08:44 +0000 UTC]

THANK YOU!

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Mokolat [2015-12-10 18:29:35 +0000 UTC]

Wow.... psychedelic (my vision is so space... )
Very good job!

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Kirasel [2015-08-18 23:00:02 +0000 UTC]

Whoa.  This looks really amazing.  Probably going to be really useful too.

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Meekshi [2015-04-15 16:00:35 +0000 UTC]

Mind is blown. This is trippy ~

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KindCritic [2015-03-24 05:14:51 +0000 UTC]

Looking at this is kind of trippy, really.
Thanks for posting your reference though!

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TimMcJimFromPL [2015-02-14 12:40:41 +0000 UTC]

Amazing.

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LightElf2001 [2015-02-12 14:42:18 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! This is really helpful since I always have trouble with the head and eyes.

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ErrantCrow In reply to LightElf2001 [2015-02-25 02:11:46 +0000 UTC]

I had to put a lot of time in to get better. I made this wanting to help people learn to 'see' those angles faster than I did, so I hope it does help you. Put another comment on this post with a link to any art you make using this as a reference or 'guide'.

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RebellingLemming [2015-02-12 11:19:03 +0000 UTC]

This is when tutorial becomes art itself!

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ErrantCrow In reply to RebellingLemming [2015-02-25 02:13:24 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! I hope you find it helpful. If you do make any art using this as a ref/guide, please add a comment with the link.  I'd love to see it. 

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RebellingLemming In reply to ErrantCrow [2015-07-31 14:01:03 +0000 UTC]

Absolutely this helps me several times again and again! Thank you very much! If I publish my art with help of this reference, I would tell people that the tutorial helps me and I will adds the link for sure! 

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RavenAlexandra [2014-11-08 00:09:51 +0000 UTC]

I think it is really well done. It looks like the reflection taken off  the inside of a sphere and laid flat. 

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ErrantCrow In reply to RavenAlexandra [2014-11-08 04:39:38 +0000 UTC]

Thanks. If you want to see another cool illusion, sweep your eyes around the faces in a circle or figure 8. If you do it right, it will feel like you're watching one animated head turn around in space.

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WryGrin [2014-07-17 03:16:30 +0000 UTC]

Epic. Thanks a lot!

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Artmeans321 [2014-07-14 13:06:45 +0000 UTC]

very well done this will help a loot! 

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Ereshkiga1 [2014-07-12 09:50:08 +0000 UTC]

nice one! love how you created a pattern with these

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Rrysva [2014-07-10 17:10:16 +0000 UTC]

thank you, thank you sooo much for this! I've always had problems drawing heads looking up, but this an awesome reference *o*

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goshngolly [2014-06-12 17:23:58 +0000 UTC]

this is amazing!

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Zarraheth [2014-03-21 12:36:26 +0000 UTC]

This is so madly awesome. WOW thank you!

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fuyu-oleander [2014-01-30 00:20:55 +0000 UTC]

This is awesome!

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al1n7a [2014-01-05 10:24:44 +0000 UTC]

attempting to redraw this for anatomy learning purposes... harder then it looks! I'm about 18 in and keeping the head size, face and bone structure consistent is so difficult! kudos to you. This is a great resource, but also very well composed as a piece!

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ErrantCrow In reply to al1n7a [2014-01-11 14:19:49 +0000 UTC]

If I were an art prof I would be that sadistic and give this assignment, so kudos for volunteering! Note: find extra refs - shadows help. Look at photos or use a statuette you turn around. There's a reason Disney has those cool gray character models.

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mjeanart [2014-01-04 07:54:46 +0000 UTC]

OMG! Can you make a female one for this please?! 

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TaGiz [2013-12-29 21:42:48 +0000 UTC]

Oh Thank you of this! It'll be so useful!

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knownaschloe [2013-11-13 14:26:18 +0000 UTC]

oh my gosh this SO useful- is there a female version?

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ErrantCrow In reply to knownaschloe [2013-11-23 16:48:24 +0000 UTC]

I have one in progress...but it's a lot of angles!  I can't believe I did this first one in two days.  How did I do that...and can I bottle it? 

I'll be sure to link any new images in the same series in the comments on this page.  Still hard to believe people are STILL looking at this.  Glad it's been so useful to a lot of people. 

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knownaschloe In reply to ErrantCrow [2013-11-23 17:51:46 +0000 UTC]

thank you and its really good

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Kredri [2013-10-12 01:59:19 +0000 UTC]

USEFUL!!!

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slip-of-the-pen [2013-10-12 01:53:20 +0000 UTC]

O_O

 

My quest... is over...

 

This is Awesome ^_^

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misunn [2013-10-08 11:38:31 +0000 UTC]

waooow you have such a 3-Dimensional skillful outlook!! 

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ahsie [2013-09-16 16:50:19 +0000 UTC]

Crazy!!! This is bloody useful!!! Thanks!

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elendraug [2013-09-16 13:49:55 +0000 UTC]

This is so perfect, thank you so so so much

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lvl99tonberry [2013-06-12 13:31:33 +0000 UTC]

Very nice! Thank you, this should be good!

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OceanR1 [2013-04-06 21:03:48 +0000 UTC]

This helps I will beable to get the right angle. Thanks alot

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Parallel-Abyss [2013-03-13 17:35:57 +0000 UTC]

thanks for sharing this. awesome job!

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Artificial-Indivdual [2013-03-10 03:41:10 +0000 UTC]

such a life saver! no more wonky heads

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UltimateIfrit [2013-03-01 23:44:19 +0000 UTC]

This is trippy...

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ErrantCrow In reply to UltimateIfrit [2013-03-02 01:34:06 +0000 UTC]

Try tracing a curvy line around the drawing with your eyes, focusing on each head. You'll be able to picture how the head would turn in real life if you do it right.

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TeamShikaIno [2013-03-01 05:26:14 +0000 UTC]

I used this as a reference for this: [link] I hope you don't mind, it was EXTREMELY helpful though~

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ErrantCrow In reply to TeamShikaIno [2013-03-01 18:35:39 +0000 UTC]

Awesome. I made it for that reason, so no worries. I can draw well but have trouble visualizing if I'm not looking at something. I call it my in one eye and out the hand problem.

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TeamShikaIno In reply to ErrantCrow [2013-03-01 19:17:44 +0000 UTC]

Yes, exactly. It definitely helped too!

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ptitejoliskra [2013-02-27 07:13:39 +0000 UTC]

wow it looks like a disco bowl !! great job

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ErrantCrow In reply to ptitejoliskra [2013-02-28 17:19:55 +0000 UTC]

Snerk. Oh, the mental image alone. Thanks!

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hendratamas [2013-02-10 08:06:42 +0000 UTC]

Thanks bro it's helpfull!

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ErrantCrow In reply to hendratamas [2013-02-12 08:36:31 +0000 UTC]

Not so bro, actually, but I'll take it.

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Cyraina [2013-02-06 23:42:48 +0000 UTC]

This is going to help me an ASSLOAD when I draw head angles. So glad that you made this!

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