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Learn how to draw a nose: blog version, video version For a medium length nose, draw it above the nose line. Let’s draw the nose within these boundaries. Draw a line coming down from the corner of each eye and stopping at the line labelled “nose”. Click here for a detailed tutorial on drawing eyes.īefore we draw the nose, we’ll need some boundary lines. Then split the head into sections of 1.2cm each.ĭraw your eyes in the appropriate spaces. Note: Thanks to Pranab Mahajan for reminding me to add this little detail – If you find it difficult to split the face into 5 equal sections, measure the width of the head using a ruler and divide your number by 5.Įxample: If the widest part of the head is 6cm, divide it by 5 to get 1.2cm. Make sure you take the entire width of the head into account. On the line labelled eyes, split the face into 5 equal sections. These lines are for the eyes, nose, lips and hair. Split the bottom section of the face in half and then in half again.ĭo the same thing for the top section of the face. Through the center of the head, draw a vertical and horizontal line. Important: Before we move onto the next step, erase the horizontal line inside of the circle. The lighter your lines are, the easier it will be to erase and make changes. We’re going to give the face more definition later. To find out where to draw the chin, use your ruler or pencil and finger to measure half of the circle’s diameter (from the bottom of the circle to the horizontal line), then transfer your measurement to the bottom of the circle and draw a line for the chin.ĭraw the cheeks and jawline by connecting chin to the circle. If you can’t draw a good circle, don’t worry! Trace a round object such as a cup or a roll of duct tape. Try to keep your construction lines as light as possible. How to Draw a Male Face Easy Step 1: Draw a Circleĭraw a circle and then make a line through the center vertically and horizontally. I used a 2B for this tutorial so you can clearly see what I’m doing, however, I recommend using an HB or harder pencil grade. This will also be helpful for the last part of the tutorial where we’ll swap out facial features to play with the way our characters appear. Try to sketch very lightly so you can easily erase mistakes as you go along. Plastic Eraser (for erasing things completely).

Kneaded Eraser (for lifting graphite in layers).This tutorial was requested by Wendy Nelson. In this tutorial, I’ll draw 2 basic faces and then I’ll demonstrate how some easy modifications can affect the overall look of the face. Here’s a quick and easy method for beginners to draw male and female faces.
