A Few More Tips on the Nose
with Rob Silverman

1. NASAL STRUCTURE

Trapezoid shape, the glabella, between nose and forehead is turned down at an angle, creating a slight halftone.

2. PROFILE

Avoid delineating the bridge of the nose (the side that is turned away from the light source) with a hard line. Use a slight tonal change instead.

3. SHADOW

Nose side plane and cheek plane are familial—the planes are generally parallel, although the nose shadow is made a bit lighter from the reflected light bouncing from the cheek.

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About Rob Silverman:

Rob Silverman’s innovative techniques have been featured in American Artist Workshop Magazine and The Art of the Portrait, the official publication of the Portrait Society of America. His work has appeared at Crosby Street Gallery and Spring Studio Gallery in Soho, the Art League of Long Island, Edward Hopper House, The Art Guild of Port Washington, The National Art League, the Lockwood-Mathews Museum, as well as the National Arts Club and Salmagundi Club. View his work at silvermanportraits.com. 

Rob teaches New Strategies & Techniques in Portraiture at The Art Guild on Mondays.