how to draw faces, eyes, nose, mouth _ tutorial

Hi , everyone .

Welcome to my tutorial on how I draw faces .

And in this video , I have broken it down into sections which you can see on the screen so you can skip to whichever part you wanna watch .

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Now , moving on to the tutorial , let's start with drawing the head and I like to use two main shapes .

The first one being the circle and the size of the circle that we're going to draw pretty much defines the size of the head .

So the smaller the circle , the smaller the head and the bigger the circle , the bigger the head .

And the next shape is the inverted triangle .

And the height of this triangle actually defines the shape of the jaw that we want to draw .

So for example , for a pointy jaw , we'll have to draw a tall triangle .

However , a square draw um is a short triangle .

And the next thing I like to take note of is the distance between the circle and the inverted triangle because changing this distance can help us create a range of face shapes such as an oval face shape , a square face shape , and a triangle face shape .

And there are actually three main combinations that I like to use which you can see on the screen .

But for the demonstration , I will be using the first combination and the most common one .

Now that we have the basic head shape .

Let's add in the guidelines for the facial proportions , which is the ratio that I like to use .

So let's start by dividing the head into two vertical sections and six horizontal sections so that we end up with a total of seven horizontal lines .

And I've named each line as line 123 and so on .

So that it's easier to explain .

But basically line one is for the top of the head line two is for the hairline line three is for the eyebrows , line four , which is the halfway point of the head is for the eyes .

Line five is for the nose line six is for the mouth and lastly line seven is for the chin .

Now that we have the guidelines , we can start adding in the facial features , starting with the eyes when drawing the eyes , I like to start with a basic leaf shape on line four and the height of this shape um can determine how big or how small the eyes we want to draw .

I also like to take note of the outer point because changing the placement of this , whether it's a little bit higher up or a little bit lower , it can give us a range of eye shapes such as an almond eye shape or a downturned eye shape .

And the next shape that we draw is the circle in the middle , which is the iris .

And of course , when you move this to the left or to the right , it indicates the direction of the person's gaze .

And then we also have an arch above the eye to indicate the eyelid or the crease of the eye .

Now , the distance of this to the eye gives us a range of eye shapes once again .

So for example , a monolith or deep set eyes and also changing the angle of this can give us either upturned eyes or downturned eyes .

And the last thing I like to take note of is the distance of the left eye to the right eye .

Normally , this distance is another eye .

However , you can draw the eyes closer together for close set eyes or further apart for wide set eyes .

When drawing the eyebrows , I always draw it below line three .

And I start with a simple arch , then I make one side thicker than the other .

That's basically it .

However , changing the height of this arch can either give us a nicely arched brow or a straight brow .

When drawing the nose , I like to start with a circle just above line five and the size of the circle can give us a range of nose shapes .

So for example , the smaller the circle , the pointier and narrow the nose usually is , whereas a bigger circle creates a wider and rounder nose .

I then draw two arches for the nostrils .

And the height and angle of this arch can also be changed for a bit of diversity .

I also like to draw two more lines that look like the letter C to complete the nose .

And the final touch are two lines for the bridge of the nose .

So it connects down from the eyebrows to the circle that will be drew for the nose .

And you can draw this as light or as heavy as you want .

Depending if you want this to be way more pronounced .

When drawing the mouth , I start with a basic leaf shape with a V cut out on top and a line in between .

And I draw this on top of line six and the width of this is normally wider than the width of an eye .

But changing this width basically gives you either small lips or wide lips .

And then changing the height of the shape can actually also determine how large and plump you want the lips to be or how thin the lips are .

And then of course , you can alter the shape to create a more realistic look of the lips .

When drawing the ears .

I like to start with a line that looks like the letter C and the degree of this line's curve pretty much determines the size of the ear from the front view .

So some people do have ears that stick out .

So that will be a very curved C that we draw .

Whereas some people's ears don't really stick out as much .

So the curve of the letter C that we draw isn't as pronounced .

I also draw like this random looking line for a very simplified look of the ear .

When it comes to drawing the hairline , I have four options that I use to create the different face shapes .

So for example , we have an arch which can create an oval face shape .

This is very common .

We have a pointed arch which can create a diamond face shape .

A straight line can create a square face shape .

And lastly a letter M can create a heart face shape .

However , sometimes this won't even come in handy since hairlines are normally hidden due to different hairstyles .

For example , when you draw someone with bangs , the last thing I like to add to my portraits are circles or ovals .

And I actually use the circle that we initially drew for the head as a guide .

When placing the ovals for the cheeks .

I do like to add these , but for you , it's optional .

However , if you've been following my style and my art , you would know that I like to add these for my portraits I also like to draw an oval on the forehead just between the eyebrows as this will help me when I color the face in later .

And then lastly , I like to add a circle on the chin just underneath the mouth as this one helps me shape the jaw .

And as a bonus , feel free to draw the neck for a more realistic look and something that I personally like , I draw it almost as wide as the jaw .

However , you can change the width to make it nice and slender .

And once you've added in all of the facial features and the hair as well , which will hopefully be in another video , you finally have drawn a face .

So when it comes to drawing faces and pretty much anything I highly recommend using references because reference images are very helpful when you're just starting out to draw .

And it also gives you an idea of the diversity in faces , face shapes and facial proportions .

So I do hope that you've got an idea of what the basics are and how you can change that up through this video .

I also highly recommend practicing regularly to try out other combinations and pretty much to experiment with the guidelines that I've shown you in this video .

There are honestly no rules .

Anything that I've showed you in this video only serves as a guide .

So technically , it is up to you whether or not you want to follow them .

But I do hope that you have found this helpful in the description box are some links to resources and an exercise sheet that I've also included .

And lastly , of course , I hope that your main takeaway from this is to have fun because that's the most important part of drawing , have fun and enjoy the process .

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