How to Draw Faces For Beginners

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Step 1

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Draw out an oval with the larger end at the top.

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Section the oval.

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Section the oval out by drawing horizontal and vertical lines down
the middle. Divide the bottom half into halves again, and yet again.
Also divide the the vertical sections into halves again. These will set
up where each feature will be located.

Step 3
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 All faces have the same general features.
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Check the measurements by the eye measurement. The face should

be five eyes wide and the height should be seven eyes long. Some
faces may vary by a half of an eye.

Step 4
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Once the places have been set for the features, focus on one feature
at a time. Once the eyes, nose and mouth have been set, then hair,
ears and shading can be added.

Step 5
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 Outline the eyes and shade them in.
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Draw the eyes almond-shaped, and made of several sections. Eyes

are recessed into the head and have eyelids, eyelashes, the black
pupil and the colored iris. Practice drawing the eye and each part of
it.

Step 6
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 Shade the bottom of the nose darker.
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Create the nose using a simple set of lines and using shading to
define its structure. The bottom of the nose should be shaded
darker, as should the sides of the nose. Each nostril should be inset
and darker. Look at different models to see how much the nose can
differ from person to person.

Step 7
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 The lips inner line is darker.
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Start the lips with an outline, which will be similar to a heart with
extensions on the side for the corners of the mouth. The inner line is
deep and shaded darker. Practice drawing the lips and looking at
models and drawing their lips.

Step 8
Add the ears from just under the top of the eye down to the end of
the nose. These can be very simple, often just an open oval with a
smaller oval inside. The shading is what will set the depth within the
ear.

Step 9
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 Add hair and other features to complete the face.
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Add hair, which can vary from person to person. Look at different
models of people. Remember hair has shadows and highlights just
like all the other parts of the face.
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