Oval No. 3 is quite different, the outline of the features giving it its shape. From the nose the slant is back to the forehead and down to the chin, which is also back. Do not slant too much. The oval is full at the back. Two lines are drawn for the neck, indicating that the head goes slightly forward from the shoulders. Note the cross line showing that the back of the neck begins on a line with the nose.
In young people the eyes are in the middle of the head, so in fashions we want the faces to look fresh and new as well as the dresses. Place the eyes in the middle of the head and have them an eye apart. The eyebrows in a woman are higher than in a man. Place them high enough.
The nose is halfway between the eyebrows and the chin and the mouth is one-third of the way down from the nose to the chin. Indicate these proportions by short lines as in oval No. 2.
On these three ovals may be placed the three heads below; but before doing so take up Lesson XIV and understand the construction of a head in its various positions.
If the student understands the construction of the features and the head as given in Lesson XIV, also the few points regarding the hair, he will be able to render these three heads with ease. Remember the hair must fit the head and be soft and wavy, the lines following the direction of the head and hair where rolled.
THE FULL FRONT HEAD
On the full front view of the head the hair is parted at the side, drops on the forehead, goes toward the back, fits around the head at the temples, and goes away from the face over the ears. The lines should be broken on the edges and fit between each other in a soft, curvy effect. Draw just a few lines at first, in the right direction.
When dark hair is required, continue to fill in between these lines or make the lines heavier in the hollows of the hair and underneath the puffed out places.
THE THREE-QUARTER HEAD
In the three-quarter view, the hair is brushed directly back, fitting around the head toward the back at the temples and curling around the cheek bone. Do not show too much of the hair on the far side of the three-quarter face.
THE PROFILE HEAD
In the profile view, the hair, being parted at the side, follows the head in all directions.
When the hair is built up, that part will project past the normal head line, while the flat part will cling closely to it. Light hair has black lines indicating the direction. Black hair has white lines, taking the same direction.