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PLANES FOR LIGHTING THE HEAD
CHARLIE PICKARD continues his ten-part series of quick tips on anatomy; this month, explore how to apply the concept of planes when lighting a head
Last month, we discussed the structural idea of planes and their importance in learning the construction of various anatomical forms. To recap, these are flattened, faceted surfaces that serve us in various ways when trying to fully understand the forms that we represent in the figure.
While so far we have discussed the use of these planes in constructing sound line drawings, they also have an important application in learning properly sound lighting. This issue, as we reach part 5 of our ongoing series, we will discuss how to approach learning this important concept by applying it to the simple planes of the head.