How to Draw a Face - 10 Common Problems and How to Fix Them

Greetings , ladies and gents .

Welcome to , I get a lot of people who want me to critique their art .

I've seen a lot of the exact same problems over and over and over again .

So here's a list of common problems and exactly how to fix them .

And the last one is the one that will probably change your drawing .

The most always start with the potato shape every single time , go over it multiple times until you kind of find the lines that you like .

First problem .

It looks out of proportion , but I don't know what's wrong .

Where do I start ?

Well , a big huge common thing that I see is a forehead that's too small or too big .

So to counteract that we're gonna this baby in half that will fix a lot of the proportion problems right there .

Just knowing where your eyes go , which is halfway down .

Problem .

Number two , the eyes are always too big or too small .

Why can't I get them to look just right .

So there's an interesting thing about your face .

You can split it into five equal parts .

The biggest thing that you want to remember is that the width of the eye is the same as the between the eyes .

So this distance is equal to this distance is equal to this distance and also to the outside of the head too .

Problem number three , where do I put the nose ?

It looks weird and I don't know why .

So there's an interesting relationship between your eyes and the nose in the form of an equal lateral triangle .

So if you take the distance between one eye and one eye and this eye , the middle of it and you duplicate it to be about and then bring it down for a triangle .

That's where the nose hits .

Problem .

Number four , I feel like the nose is always too small or too big .

How do I get the perfect size nose every time ?

Now ?

You might be wondering but Andrew , how do you have a tip for that when some people have big fat noses and other people have little health noses ?

Well , thank you for trying to be inclusive .

Um but this is a good general rule that applies to all people of different shapes and sizes .

Yes , people are different .

Take the width of the eyes , bring it down .

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Laws and laws .

No eyes and eyes and lost .

Keep all your game .

This leads into question number seven .

Problem number seven , I keep drawing the eyebrows , but they don't look like they along on the face .

How do I get the eyebrows to look good ?

Well , here's a weird fact about your face .

Did you know that your eyebrows and cheekbones are very much connected to one another if you're having trouble making the eyebrows look good , try this .

So the bridge of the nose will actually come up and connect to the eyebrows .

So you start with that and from here you can pretty much scribble this part .

Now , here's the thing with the cheekbones .

So they'll start at the chin , which I'm gonna make around the same width as the , the mouth .

So I'll take some of those lines that I found here , pick the ones that I like , draw them darker .

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You're just gonna work .

You see me ?

Now I can just do that on the other side too and it'll look like I did it on purpose .

It's my art style .

You guys ?

No , it's just me covering up my mistakes .

No , no , no .

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Problem number 11 , I only draw floating heads but my drawings don't look as finished because I don't draw the neck and stuff .

How do I draw a neck ?

What are necks ?

They're weird and they're not fun to draw .

How do I get the size ?

Right ?

Where do I start ?

OK .

If you're drawing a masculine character , then the neck will be just inside the sides of the head .

If you're drawing a super feminine character , then the lines will line up with kind of the outside part of the eyes and then anything in between is all good to go .

So we're going to kind of do it around the outside part of the ice .

This is the part that will drastically change the rest of your character to actually draw the basic bust for your character .

There are seven lines you need to know about .

And technically the first two lines you don't have to do , but I like to do them .

First off , I like to draw like a little V curvy , little V .

This one's optional , but it helps me figure out the rest of the lines .

Then two lines curving out from the sides just like this .

They kind of going straight down , but it's got a little curve , then these muscles curving out for the trape muscle and then the collar of the shirt , you don't necessarily have to draw this V thing .

But it's important to know when it comes to shading and stuff .

And I like to leave it in there because it makes it look like I know what I'm doing and it makes it look all sketchy and stuff and it hides the fact that I spend a ton of time trying to find good tutorials just so that I could make this one drawing the thickness of the neck is probably the most important part that will change your character the most because you can take a character that has the exact same face and completely change the gender just based on the neck watch .

I'll show you .

So there's the exact same face but a feminine version and a masculine version , there's a lot to unpack when it comes to using the gender spectrum to your advantage in a drawing .

But for now , what I can say is the neck thickness will drastically change your character's gender or at least their appearance .

None of these tips are rules , everybody's different .

But adding these tips to your arsenal will make you more mindful and ultimately a better artist .

If you're having a problem that you didn't see in this video , tell me in the comments because that's how I'm going to be able to understand how I can help you if you're a little too good of an artist for this video and you want some more advanced tips .

Check out my series concept art class where I illustrate an entire RPG card game and show off your designs in the videos as well .

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