Portrait drawing

PORTRAIT DRAWINGThe Face

The basics about lips

LipsStep 1- usually the darkest part of the lip drawing

Step 2-form the mouth in 5 sections

Step 3-form the bottom lip using shade, but not as dark as the top lip in most cases

Step 4-shadde around the mouth and cupid’s bow above lip

http://www.portrait-artist.org/face/lips.html

Lips

Notice that most all mouths have an edge around the lips that promotes definition. This edge is darker when skin tone is darker.

Basic stages of drawing the lips

Drawing the nose

• A portrait drawing will not appear correct until the drawing is complete.

• All drawings are to be

created from live views or the portrait will become generic.

• Your image needs to reflect character-moles, hair, freckles, imperfections of any kind.

Nose

• Creating a nose is different for everyone. The shape always varies from person to person.

• Adding value to your shape will form a proper nose.

• Layer values for a more realistic structure.

Nose

Nose

http://dwrightart.blogspot.com/2012/06/drawing-nose-part-two.html

http://www.paintdrawpaint.com/2010/09/drawing-nose.html

Combining Features

See when you look

http://figure-drawings.blogspot.com/2012/06/how-to-draw-eyes-nose-ears-and-mouths.html

Eyes

1 2

3 4

Eyes

Eyes

The Ear

Ear

Ear placement

Ear Structure

Ear steps

1 2 3

4 5

Hair

Hair

Hair

Hair Stages

Hair Stages

http://www.elfwood.com/farp/theart/maeryhair/maeryhair.html

Facial ProportionsStart with an oval

Consider the divisions of the

head

Begin to block in values

Facial Proportions

Facial Proportions

Think of the head in planes

so that you can more

easily complete the

drawing.

Facial Proportions5 eyes across 7 eyes top to bottom

Face