Faces and Facial Features

This section is full of tips and tricks for drawing facial features and the proportions of the face.

Please note: These are just general guidelines for drawing faces, and not every face will follow these examples exactly.

Eyes

Noses

Remember, value refers to the lights, darks, and middle tones in an artwork.

lips

facial proportions

reference photos for practice

Eye Reference Photos

Nose Reference Photos

Lips Reference Photos

Hair

This is a great tutorial for showing how to draw some different types of hair!

Key things to note:

Start by drawing the shape of the hair
Pay attention to texture
Go in and add shading

Note that she is not drawing a bunch of individual lines for the hair! This will look unnatural and sparse. By drawing out the shape of the hair, it creates a more realistic appearance.

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