# Head/Face form study (solar)

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<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> A perfectly simplified study for the head + skull; good reference for animation</span>

</details>**Synonyms: Simplified skull; Head animation reference; Head 3/4 view; Skull turnaround; Head turnaround**

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A simplified base for the head. When drawing the base circle, the excess parts on the sides are removed because the sides of the head are not perfectly round.

![NCQQ5760[1].PNG](https://www.anatomyarchive.org/uploads/images/gallery/2026-02/scaled-1680-/ncqq57601.PNG)<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">The </span>[skull](https://www.anatomyarchive.org/search?term=skull "More about the skull")<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> simplified mostly focusing on the form and overall shape. Separated colors to focus on the change from the front plane of the </span>[face](https://www.anatomyarchive.org/search?term=face "More about the face").

[![HOBT8559[1].PNG](https://www.anatomyarchive.org/uploads/images/gallery/2026-02/scaled-1680-/hobt85591.PNG)](https://www.anatomyarchive.org/uploads/images/gallery/2026-02/scaled-1680-/hobt85591.PNG)

<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Applying </span>[facial features](https://www.anatomyarchive.org/search?term=facial+features "More about facial features").

[![PBZI9648[1].PNG](https://www.anatomyarchive.org/uploads/images/gallery/2026-02/scaled-1680-/pbzi96481.PNG)](https://www.anatomyarchive.org/uploads/images/gallery/2026-02/scaled-1680-/pbzi96481.PNG)