How to Draw a Nose - EASY

Hey , this is Darlene and you're watching a rapid fire art tutorial on how to draw a nose .

Here are some general steps to draw an average looking nose start with the circle .

This is the tip of the nose on both sides , draw two lines for the bridge curvy lines outward at the top .

As the bridge turns into the brow bone through the middle of the circle , draw a horizontal line , extend it to the right and left slanting your strokes down just a bit at the ends , draw two short vertical lines , connect them together at the bottom by drawing a line stretching from one side to the other at the top , draw two strokes that point towards the bridge .

I'm gonna do a few more examples of this later .

So don't worry if you don't get it right away .

Now that we have a set of general guidelines , we can start to draw the actual nose , define the tip of the nose by working your way around the circle , draw the nostrils and sides by following the rest of the guidelines .

I'm gonna show you some unique examples so you can create a variety of nose shapes , watch how a few small changes will give me a completely different looking nose .

This one's more angular , a really big circle for a big bulbous nose .

Here's one with narrow nostrils .

This one has higher nostrils .

The biggest difference here is that the horizontal line is not going through the center of the circle .

It's going through the top .

Continue to stretch your imagination to get some pretty cartoonish noses .

Once you get comfortable , slowly eliminate some of the guidelines here , I'm down to using just the circle .

OK ?

This is good and all .

But what happens when you want to add eyes ?

Let me quickly draw a pair of eyes .

For this example , draw a line down the center of the face .

So when you draw the nose , it's nice and straight , draw a vertical line coming down from the inner corner of each eye as well .

These will mark the boundaries for the nose .

OK .

Now , we know how wide to draw .

But what about length here are two methods to do this method .

One , you can measure the full iris and add about three irises to the bottom of the eye .

To find the nose length .

You can do this with your pencil and finger to get a rough measurement or your ruler method two , draw a triangle where the top two corners touch the outer corners of the eyes .

This method requires a bit of trial and error .

A good triangle shape is where all the sides are similar in length .

Once you pinpoint the length , draw your circle and the rest will follow .

Let's do this again with a longer triangle .

You can do quick sketches like this to find the triangle shape that works for you , but make sure you keep your line super light .

So they're easy to erase just in case you need to reposition anything just for Fonzie , I'm gonna quickly draw a cartoon in the narrow space I have on the left .

This way you can see me draw a more complete face .

The rest of this video is gonna be focused on shading .

But first , I'm gonna quickly build the guidelines and nose .

We've got the circle , a bridge and to check the nose for a crookedness , place a transparent ruler down the middle vertically and any crookedness should become apparent .

Draw a horizontal line through the middle of the circle , extend the ends out and down , measure them to make sure they're the same size or else one nostril could be bigger than the other .

This is easy to fix now instead of later .

So take your time with the guidelines , add lines going up towards the bridge and another one at the bottom going around the circle , check that your nostrils are level by using a ruler aligned to the edge of your sketchbook .

The nostril is a little higher on the right .

So let me fix that before we move on .

All right , guidelines are done .

Remember , you don't have to follow your guidelines exactly to the T I'm gonna draw the bottom of the nose a little further down than the circle .

This will make the nose a lot less round .

Still using an HB here to add some definition and bring out the tip of the nose .

I'm adding a few curves around the circle before shading , make sure the outlines are super light , they should be barely visible this way , they won't show through in the end , I'm darkening some areas .

So you can see just how effective this is roll a soft needed eraser until it's wider than your drawing and is completely smooth .

So you can lift the graphite evenly , roll it over your drawing swiftly to lift the graphite away until it's a light gray .

Now it's ready for shading with a blunt hb pencil shade , a light even layer along the bridge in circle .

I'm using the circulation technique which is comprised of many overlapping circular shapes , avoid harsh lines like this along the nose bridge and instead outline it by shading .

I'm just drawing a bunch of tightly woven circles shading around the sides of the nose as well .

If your original outlines start disappearing , darken them ever so slightly , I'm gonna give this nose overhead lighting .

So any areas facing away from direct light will be shaded darker .

I'm still using an HB just slowly building and layering these values while you can shade it really dark to begin with .

Layering slowly will save you from making permanent mistakes or ones that are just hard to erase , shading around the circle .

I'm leaving the center of the circle white because I want to highlight it later .

So I wanted to use a two B pencil to slowly build this up , but I couldn't find it anywhere .

So I'm using a four B with very little pressure .

Earlier , I made a few outlines to define the tip of the nose , but they disappeared .

So I'm going back over these areas to give the nose a more unique form to make the bridge look more interesting to the eye .

I'm making it more narrow at the bottom right before the nostrils disappear completely .

I'm gonna shade them using a four B .

The top part of the nostril has an abrupt change between light and dark values .

So it's OK to use dark strokes .

I want the edge to be really defined , just make sure the shading is softer and more gradual at the bottom of the nostril .

I'm doing the same thing with the bottom of the nose , but the lines are much lighter .

I'm trying to avoid what looks like thick or obvious outlines .

Now , I'm using an HB to shade a super light layer of graphite over everything just so it's a different shade of color from my sketch paper to cover more ground .

Use an overhand grip on the pencil .

This will give you thicker strokes and they're also easier to blend along the bridge .

Make the shading look more gradual by slowly layering small amounts of graphite all the way down , do the same thing across the whole drying , making sure there aren't any harsh edges where the skin should be soft or smooth .

The form is really coming together .

Now , if you feel comfortable with the way it looks , continue adding more layers on top of the dark areas you defined earlier , working in layers allows you to change your mind before truly committing to the final design .

I'm using a four B mechanical pencil for higher precision .

For a beginner .

I recommend shading smooth areas of skin using a regular four B pencil just in case you catch a sharp edge , it'll also be easier to blend .

I like the shape of the nose so far .

So I'm going over the darkest areas and amplifying them bit by bit .

You can do this with a two B pencil as well using a four B just means that you'll need to be extra careful with the amount of pressure applied since softer pencils produce darker values with little effort .

In case you're wondering the thin highlight around the bottom of the nose is coming from reflected light .

As I mentioned earlier , the light source for this drawing is coming from the top , but the light bounces and reflects off of many surfaces such as other parts of the face dust particles in the air walls and even flooring , these reflections can brighten areas facing away from the direct light source .

Hence the highlight around the bottom of the nose and the sides of the nose .

I'm going to shade this area a little darker because it's angled downward , which means there's less light reaching the surface .

The example that I'm drawing here is a profile view of the nose .

Alright , let's blend this , you can use many tools for blending .

This is a blending stump .

I like to rough up the side so I can use the fuzzy part to blend instead of full contact blending , it feels kind of like shading and does a great job .

If you have the time to save time , I'm gonna use a soft tissue .

The tissue is wrapped around my finger to cover a large surface area .

After every swipe remember to move your finger to a clean spot , prevent unwanted smudges by blending in sections and avoid blending from a dark area into a lighter one .

OK ?

I found my tube pencil hidden under the desk .

I can shade a lot faster with the tube because I can use it without thinking too much about pressure .

I'm using an HB to shade along the bridge and tip of the nose .

These are areas I want to highlight later .

So it helps to make them darker than the color of the paper .

I'm darkening the nostrils again and here's what I'm doing .

I'm outlining the top and gradually shading the bottom instead of outlining the entire shape of the nostril and then shading it in .

Ok .

Let's blend this one more time .

The skin looks a little bit grainy because the sketch paper is textured .

If you need to use a sharp HB pencil to fill in white dots or valleys on the paper's surface .

I'm just filling in the really obvious ones .

All right , there are a few blotches and black dots all around the nose .

Um To get rid of these , you can roll a needed eraser to a fine tip and lightly dab them away .

Repeat the process of filling white space or removing blotches until your shading is as smooth as possible .

OK .

Let's lift this drawing off the paper by adding some bright highlights , pinch or roll your needed eraser into your desired shape .

Then dab rub or swipe graphite from the lightest areas of your drawing .

If you want to lift away less graphite , use very light pressure .

This is a great way to get soft edges .

I'm just lifting blotches and softening the edges around each highlight to make the lighting look less harsh .

If you make any mistakes , use an HB pencil to fill in the spaces to give the dry , more depth , make your shadows even darker .

But remember to darken some of the mid tones as well .

So that's pretty much it guys .

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