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This blog post will overview how to draw a face for beginners. We will look at proportions and how to get them right.
It is no secret that drawing faces is challenging for both beginners and people who already drew for a bit.
If this is still the case for you.
Do not worry.
You are in the right place.
It will exactly tell you how and what to do so that you do not need to guess wether what you are doing is right or not.
Head usually is an egg shape. They are not perfect ovals, usually tapered towards the bottom.
It varies from person to person and angle that you see him or her.
There are also different shapes of heads that you need to be aware of.
If you are drawing women’s jawline then the egg shape itself can produce an accurate shape.
Men, on the other hand, have got more angular jaw and flatter chin. You will need to bring the jawline out.
Eyes are the hardest part to draw as people are used to placing them high up on the forehead.
They are actually right in the middle of the face.
Beginners make bad marks here and then messes up the whole face so it’s the best to set everything up first and remember this rule.
A typical head is 5 eyes wide.
An easy way to think about is the gap between the two eyes is the size of the eyes. And it only applies when you draw the head-on portrait.
Draw a straight line from across the face from the eyes all the way to the bottom of the chin.
Each person has different shapes of the ears and some may have them more sticking out than the rest.
The nose sits right above the line that runs from the bottom of one ear.
Noses vary from person to person.
Guys usually tend to have a much wider nose and they extend a little past the inside corner of the eye.
To place it correctly, find the hallway spot between earlobes and the jawline. That is where the bottom lip goes.
The width of the mouth is usually from corner of the mouth extending to the point where it lines up with the iris in the eyes above.
The width of the mouth is usually in corner of the mouth extending to the point where it lines up with the iris in the eyes above.
To place it correctly, find the hallway spot between earlobes and the jawline. That is where the bottom lip goes.
The most common mistake is to place it right at the to of the head. The hairline is typically about a quarter to a third of the way from the top of the head to the eyebrows.
Now you know the basics and it’s the perfect time to give the real person a try. It is indeed very challenging. The only difference is that you got all of the tools to crush it.
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