Learning to Draw Facial Features #1

Learning to Draw Facial Features #1

Let’s change the subject this time and talk about art. In addition, you can find art anywhere and everywhere so why don’t you learn a little bit about the basic art!

As I’m an artist and I like to do any kind of art but mostly drawing and painting so, I would like to share with you some of the basic tips to take you to drawing a portrait.

Now, before you can draw an entire face, you must first learn to draw each of the facial features individually. Only by taking one feature at a time can you learn the anatomy well and understand what to look for and what to capture in your drawing.

I was thinking that the nose is the hardest one to draw but it’s actually the easiest. However, it is important to learn how to draw the facial features in different poses to be able to draw any portrait.

These are straight on examples views of the nose will give you a good practice.

I encourage you to take picture of your nose or someone else to draw from with a good source of lighting for the shadow.

Follow the steps to draw a nose.

1. Create a Line Drawing

Use the grid method it will help you, and a mechanical pencil to create a line drawing of a nose in a straight on view.

2. Develop the shades

Erase the grid lines with a kneaded eraser. Develop the shades of light and dark area with a pencil.

3. Blend

Blend out from the dark areas into the lighter area. When you blend, blend the tones smooth with a stump or tortillion and it should be very small spots of the drawing left white, only the highlights should be as white as the paper.

The next pose steps are:

Use the grid method it will help you, and a mechanical pencil to create a line drawing of a nose from a side view. Line Drawing

2. Develop the Lights and Darks

Erase the grid lines with a kneaded eraser. Develop the shades of light and dark area with a pencil.

3. Blend

Blend the tones smooth with a stump or tortillion. Use the dark tones behind the nose to make the edges stand out.

Lighting is crucial. The dark background makes this example look very different from the previous one.

Hope you’ll enjoy it and will be an artist some day! 🙂