Pirate Skull

[carr52]

It's suppose to be a pirate with a rag wrapped around his head. It just doesn't look right to me. Maybe the lower jaw needs to be bigger. It's the first time I've ever tried to draw one. I opened the mouth up a little on the second one to make the teeth easier to work. Any and all comments welcomed. Or should I say needed. Tom

It's suppose to be a pirate with a rag wrapped around his head. It just doesn't look right to me. Maybe the lower jaw needs to be bigger. It's the first time I've ever tried to draw one. I opened the mouth up a little on the second one to make the teeth easier to work. Any and all comments welcomed. Or should I say needed. Tom

OOPS. Stuck the wrong one in. Here's number 2TomBoy did I screw that post up or what?Tom

[tashabear]

I agree. Your pirate doesn't have much of a chin. Have you Googled skull images? This might help:

[JustWakinUp]

oooo nice skull find tasha

[carr52]

I agree. Your pirate doesn't have much of a chin. Have you Googled skull images? This might help:

Thank you Tasha. Yep it needed more chin. Here it is with a little more. I kept the same eyes cause I wanted him to have an angry look. The first drawing with the new chin came out looking like Peter Fonda so I redid it and heres what I have now.

Tom

[mendedbowl]

Peter Fonda's skull! cool

just kidding tom, it's looking better, but one thing i noticed is the teeth area looks a little flat. imagine the teeth running around a very small cylinder.

look at tasha's skull picture and see how just below the eyes and nose, the skull shape looks like a cylinder down to the chin. (or if you have children like mine, when they bite each other just look a the bite mark...that bite curve is your cylinder shape) follow the curve of that cylinder with your teeth and the grin won't be so wide. and i think that would make it look more menacing too.

ken

[carr52]

Peter Fonda's skull! cool

just kidding tom, it's looking better, but one thing i noticed is the teeth area looks a little flat. imagine the teeth running around a very small cylinder.

look at tasha's skull picture and see how just below the eyes and nose, the skull shape looks like a cylinder down to the chin. (or if you have children like mine, when they bite each other just look a the bite mark...that bite curve is your cylinder shape) follow the curve of that cylinder with your teeth and the grin won't be so wide. and i think that would make it look more menacing too.

ken

OK, I gave it a little rounder jaw/mouth line. I even had one that looked like Jay Leno's chin.

Tom

[Windy]

OK, I gave it a little rounder jaw/mouth line. I even had one that looked like Jay Leno's chin.Tom

A little tweaking around the eyes. Twist them to match the jaw and you should have it.I would make the head rag cover the whole top of the head , of course this is just my most humble opinion.

WINDY

Edited November 19, 2008 by Windy

[carr52]

A little tweaking around the eyes. Twist them to match the jaw and you should have it.I would make the head rag cover the whole top of the head , of course this is just my most humble opinion.

WINDY

Thanks Windy. When you say match the jaw line it does give him a more sinister look. Thanks again.

Tom

[TroyS]

I found this video on how to draw a skull that you may find very interesting....

[carr52]

I found this video on how to draw a skull that you may find very interesting....

Thanks Troy, I need all the help I can get when it comes to drawing. youtube has some "really" strange stuff.

Tom

[HarryB]

Try reducing the left orbital bone and the left zygomatic arch. That might help.

[carr52]

Try reducing the left orbital bone and the left zygomatic arch. That might help.

HUH?

[Scary Leatherworks]

notice how the mandible is attatched to the temporal bone at the temporol mandibular joint (TMJ) behind the zygomatic arch. the rest of your skull is looking good though. I always have a hard time drawing skulls to.

Scott

[AndyL1]

Yeah, the top of the jaw bone on the left should terminate at the cheek bone.

[Ian]

Here's a few from my extensive collection of 'pirated' pictures from the internet. Might give you some ideas