WOMEN: PROFILE
These heads were drawn from photos (photos serve as good models because they hold still). Try profile views like the ones you see here, keeping them fairly Simple. Don't worry about rendering the hair for now; spend time learning how to draw the face, and work on the hair later.
Step A illustrates the proportions of the face. In this close-up profile, the bottom of the nose is about halfway between the eyebrows and chin. The mouth is about halfway between the bottom of the nose and the chin. Once the proportions are established, sketch the actual features. Study each one closely to achieve an accurate resemblance. This drawing was done on plate-finish Bristol board, which usually is used for pen and ink drawings.
These heads were drawn from photos (photos serve as good models because they hold still). Try profile views like the ones you see here, keeping them fairly Simple. Don't worry about rendering the hair for now; spend time learning how to draw the face, and work on the hair later.
Step A illustrates the proportions of the face. In this close-up profile, the bottom of the nose is about halfway between the eyebrows and chin. The mouth is about halfway between the bottom of the nose and the chin. Once the proportions are established, sketch the actual features. Study each one closely to achieve an accurate resemblance. This drawing was done on plate-finish Bristol board, which usually is used for pen and ink drawings.
A torti lion is helpful for blending the contours of the face.
Eyebrow
Chin I
When drawing portraits, make sure you're comfortably seated and that the drawing board is at a good angle. Rotate the drawing often to prevent your hands from smudging areas you've already drawn.
All figure and portrait renderings have been drawn directly from the artist's imagination or from paid professional models. Any likeness to persons other than those hired for this purpose is purely coincidental.
Draw the guidelines in step A to lay out the correct proportions. Lay down each line in the numbered order shown. In step B, sketch the nose, eyebrow, chin, and eyes on the guidelines; then refine them into more recognizable parts of the face. All of these elements must be resolved before shading.
Focus on the dark and light values of the lips in step C, as well as the direction of the strokes. The value contrasts make the lips appear soft and round, especially because the shading is lighter toward the middle of the lip. Note in the final rendering that the hair is merely implied as a surrounding element.
Keep the shading lighter toward the middle of the lips to create highlights and make them appear full.
The type of paper you use will affect your drawings. This portrait was done on vellum-finish paper, which has a slight tooth that works well with pencil or crayon.
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