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How to Draw Faces

The following slide show will demonstrate in step by step instructions how to draw a face.

Do not be disheartened if you do not get it right first time. It takes a lot of practice to do it well!

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1.Sketch a simple oval shape

You should fill a large proportion of the page

Take time to get the shape right

Do not press too hard with your pencil

You can ‘GHOST’ draw the circle first.

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2. Measure the eye line and the line of symmetry.

The eye line is in the exact HORIZONTAL centre of the head

The symmetry line is in the exact VERTICAL centre of the

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3.Measure the nose line and the mouth line

The nose line is HALF way between eye line and the bottom of the oval

The mouth is half way between nose line and the bottom of the oval

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4. Divide the eye line into FIVE equal parts.

Take your time to divide this line exactly into 5 parts.

Check your measurements with a ruler

Do not make the marks too dark

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6. Draw the eye shapes in.

The eyes should be open wide, not half closed

The bottom of the eye (in the nose side corner) has a slight kink in it.

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7. Sketch in rough lines for the eye brows and nose

Eye brows should be at least a centimetre or more above the eye.

The sides of the nose line up with the corner of the eye

The sides of the mouth line up with the centre of the eye.

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7. Add other lines for the ears, neck and mouth corners

Ears begin at the eye line and finish at the bottom of the nose

The neck lines up with the outside corners of the eye.

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8. Draw in the pupils and Irises

Irises disappear into the eye lid

Pupils are full circles

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9. Draw the nose more accurately.

The nose has lots of curves in it

The nostrils are NOT full circles, but rather they are ovals

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10. Draw the lips

The top lip is usually thinner than the bottom lip.

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11 Draw the corners of the eyes and eye brows

Eyes have tear ducts

And the eyes have lids that are visible in the corners

Eye brows are thick in the centre of the eyes then thinner as they go out.

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12. Shade the eyes

The pupils are solid black with highlights

The iris has a dark rim around it then lots of light strokes pointing to the centre

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13. Shade the side of the nose and the eye brows

Shade down one side of the nose and then blend it in to look natural

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14. Shade the lips and around the eyes.

Shade the top lip darker than the bottom lip

Shade a shadow under the lip

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15. Shade the cheeks, the neck and chin.

It is a good idea to add tone with the pencil then rub it with your finger to make it look smooth like skin

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16. Draw the hair shapes

Draw the shapes the hair makes in clumps

Make sure the hair is growing out of the head.

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17. Shade the dark tones on the hair.

Shade the streaks of dark shadow that are formed in the hair

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18. Shade the tonal parts of the hair

Add mid tones to the hair being careful to leave some areas of highlight

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19. Add any finishing touches

You can spend some time softening skin tones and making sure it looks right now.

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