Continuing in my series of "iconic faces..." here's one of my all-time favorites: FRANK ZAPPA!
I began by trying to sketch Frank from memory. (I mean, how tough could it be? Get the moustache and you're there, right? Perhaps not...)
I began breaking down the features into the most basic graphic shapes, seeing how far I could push it and still retain a likeness.
Which led back around to a basic portrait:
This time around, the image was stronger - because of the exploration, trial and error. I had learned about what made his face... Frank.
I then took the image and exaggerated it:
And voila! There's the image I was searching for. The right exaggeration in the right places.
This could be just about any 70's rock star... lol
but it didn't look distinctly... Zappa.
So I set about searching for images and found quite a few. Then I began to explore the unique facial geography that is Frank Zappa.Much to my surprise, his nose is long, but it's a different type of long nose.
but it didn't look distinctly... Zappa.
So I set about searching for images and found quite a few. Then I began to explore the unique facial geography that is Frank Zappa.Much to my surprise, his nose is long, but it's a different type of long nose.
I gotta say, the guy had an interesting face!
This set off a flurry of sketching, drawing and exploring; everything from cartoony to realistic to stylized/graphic:
I began breaking down the features into the most basic graphic shapes, seeing how far I could push it and still retain a likeness.
Which led back around to a basic portrait:
This time around, the image was stronger - because of the exploration, trial and error. I had learned about what made his face... Frank.
I then took the image and exaggerated it:
And voila! There's the image I was searching for. The right exaggeration in the right places.
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