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 want to watch
but before we get started
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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, 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 jaw
is a short triangle 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 I like to
use which you can see on the screen, but for the demonstration, I’ll 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 2 vertical sections,
and 6 horizontal sections, so that we end up with a total of 7 horizontal lines
and I’ve named each line as Line 1, 2, 3 and so on so that it’s easier to explain
but basically
Line 1 is for the top of the head Line 2 is for the hair line
Line 3 is for the eyebrows Line 4 which is the halfway point of the head,
is for the eyes Line 5 is for the nose
Line 6 is for the mouth And lastly Line 7 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 shape leaf on Line 4, the height of this shape can determine the how big or 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 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 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 mono lid, or deep set eyes
and also changing the angle of this can also 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 3 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 5, the size of this
circle can give us a range of nose shapes, so for example, the smaller 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 we 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, I draw this on top of Line 6 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 this shape can actually also determine
how large and plump the lips toy want the lips to be
or how thin the lips are
and then of course you can then 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 have ears that stick out, so that will be a very curved C that we draw, whereas some
people have ears that don’t really stick out as much, so the curve of the letter C that we draw isn’t
as pronounced
I also draw some this random looking line for a very simplified look of the ear
When it comes to drawing the hairline, I have 4 options that I use to create the different face
shapes, so for example we have an arch can create an oval face shape, this
is very common A pointed arch 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 we initially drew for the head as a guide when placing the ovals for
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 colour 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 shown you in this video
only serve 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 I hope that your main take away 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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