Reilly Abstraction Reference

Muzzoid

I made this for my own 2d studies but figured that it would be helpful to others. 

model

I also threw up the model on cubebrush for pay what you want/free, so you can mess with the files yourself. 

http://cbr.sh/tm8cal

-Muzz 

Muzzoid

model

I updated it to match ron lemens version closer after some feedback and studies using it.

pior

Very cool !!
Ear placement tip : the head needs to be able to wear glasses

Muzzoid

haha well i based this on a 3d scan of a womans head, so if it's out, then the womans head is out. :P

That does make me think about what is a better way to make a reference like this. Idealized proportions of the face, or something actually based on a single real sample point?

Thanks though!

EricElwell

Sweet!

pior

Well, what I mean is that if you were to add 3d glasses to this 3d head, the branches would end up floating above the graphic representation of the ear. The 3d scan could also have been confused by the undercuts and overall complexity of the human ear ...

example : http://waverleyeyecare.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/1200X350-6739625-woman.png

And of course the refraction through the lenses could very well affect the perception of eye placement too !

Muzzoid

Hmm I'm still not entirely sure i follow pior.

Could you do a quick Photoshop to show what you mean? Sorry i think I'm being a bit dense here .

EDIT: ah i think i know what it is,

I think it's just that the eyeballs are a lil too high, not that the ears are too low.

pior

It is without a doubt a very subtle thing, depending on relative factors which themselves vary across individuals. Glad to see that the glasses check turned out to be helpful !

EricElwell

woop. There it is.

lotet

@EricElwell Im offended you wrote that without using the goldblum!

Muzzoid

Lols. Would be cool to see people applying reilly method in this thread btw .

I'll post some of mine tonight.