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How to Draw a FaceA Female Face, Sketched Male Female Face

This tutorial will show you some techniques in drawing the face.

1 Make a light outline of a face. Heads are never circular, they are oval shaped,like an egg. So sketch an oval outline that tapers down at the bottom.

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Method 1 of 3: A Female Face, Sketched

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Add dividing lines. The easiest way to start is to use dividing lines to map out theproportions of the face. Firstly, draw a line down the center of the oval. Then cut

the oval in half again, this time horizontally.

Add the nose. Divide the lower half again with another horizontal line. The point atwhich this crosses the vertical line is where you should begin to draw the base of

the nose. Sketch out the base of the nose and a nostril either side.


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Add the mouth. Divide the bottom quarter in half again. The bottom of the lips willrest on the dividing line you have just drawn. Draw a line for where the lips meet

and then draw the top lip. Now fill in the bottom of the lip.

Add the eyes.

Draw two big circular balls to make out the eyes across the central horizontalline. These will form the eye sockets. The top of this circle is where the eyebrowis and at the bottom is where the cheekbone sits.

Draw the eyeball floating in the center of the socket.


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You then need to work on the shape of the eyes. Eyes are almond shaped, sobear this in mind as you sketch them (eyes come in every size and shape, sofeel it out). As a rule of thumb, the distance between the two eyes is the width ofanother eye.

Inside the iris, the color inside the center of the eye, draw the pupil, which is thedarkest bit of the eye. Fill most of it in black and leave a little white. With yourpencil flat, use a bit of shading for the base. Shade variant from medium andlight in the iris, using tightly spaced short lines from the edge of the pupil to thewhite of the eye. Draw lighter in some areas to give it a nice effect. Draweyebrows above. Now rub out the guidelines below the eye.


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Next, draw the top of the eyelid over the top of the almond. The base of theeyelid comes down over the top of the iris and covers the top of it slightly.


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Shading under the eyes. Now, add a little shading underneath the eye and wherethe eye meets the nose to define the socket. For a tired look, add shading and

swooped lines at a more acute angle to the bottom eyelid.

Add the ears. The base of the ear should be drawn in line with the bottom of thenose and the top of the ear in line with the eyebrows. Remember, ears should be

flat against the side of the head.


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Add the hair. Make sure that you draw the hair from the parting outwards.

Draw the neck. Necks are thicker than you imagine. Draw two lines coming downfrom roughly where the bottom horizontal line meets the edges of the face.


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Add the details. Add a bit of shading under the nose and accentuate the chin.Put expression lines around the mouth, and shading in the corners. Then

outline the ridge of the nose. The more prominent you make these features, the "older"your face will look.

You may want to draw clothes using a style such as cross hatching.


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12 Clean. Use an eraser to remove any guidelines.

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Drawing lightly, sketch a circle.

Draw a line at the middle starting from the top and ending where the chinwould be. (This line determines that the face is facing towards you).

Method 2 of 3: Male


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Sketch lines to define the shape of the cheeks, jaw and chin.

Sketch lines to define how wide, tall, and the placement of the eyes, nose,mouth and ears.


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Sketch the shape and appearance of the eyes, nose, mouth, ears, andeyebrows.

Sketch the shape of the hair and neck.


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Use a smaller tipped drawing tool to add the finer details of the face.

Draw the outline using the sketch as a guide.


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Erase and remove the sketch marks to produce a clean outlined drawing.

Add color to the drawing.


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11 Optional: add shading to the drawing if needed.

1 Draw the shape of the head you have in mind.

Method 3 of 3: Female Face


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Add lines to determine the center of the face and the position of the eyes.

Sketch lines to define how wide, tall, and the placement of the eyes, nose,mouth and ears.


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Sketch the shape and appearance of the eyes, nose, mouth, ears, andeyebrows.

Sketch the shape of the hair and neck.


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Use a smaller tipped drawing tool to add the finer details of the face.

Draw the outline using the sketch as a guide.


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Erase and remove the sketch marks to produce a clean outlined drawing.

Add color and shading to the drawing.

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