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« on: Apr 11, 2009, 05:41 AM »
Ethnic Expression! The point of this jam is to draw from the many human ethnic groups, to teach yourself the differences in facial structure. Mostly this jam should be about the human body and how it varies from ethnic group to ethnic group.. and especially partial toward expressions. But culture (Being a large part of creating a character from an ethnicity you're not familiar with) may also apply. That means clothing, dwellings, lifestyle, etc.
Anything that is a recognizable expression of a foreign culture. You're encouraged to try at least some human art however, once you know how to draw a building.. you basically know how to draw all buildings. Not so true with humans!
1. Pick an ethnicity that is not your own.
2. Try to draw that ethnicity, be it from photos or memory. If you can draw a Sudanese or Inupiat female, and set them apart from a Spanish or Native American female, I salute you. I salute you so damn hard. But you probably can't, SO TRY IT.
Examples:
I started with some Peruvian males of varying ages, drawn from images I found on google, and then moved on to an Inuit character of mine. Drawing the Peruvian males helped me understand the structure of the nose more, it's helluva hard to find Inuit photo reference. So worth the effort though!
Update: Edited out links because they were broken images. Sorry about that!
Ethnic groups that might interest you:
Peruvian
Haitian
African
Hispanic
Native American
Arabian
Indigenous Russian
Asian
The list goes ooon and oooon.. 'whites' also have their own ethnic groups. If you'd like to experiment with the differences between a French and Russian pair.