Portrait Practice

Portrait Cheat Codes

  1. Draw an oval or egg shape with the pointy part at the bottom.

  2. Lightly draw a line through the oval dividing the oval shape into left and right halves.

  3. Lightly draw a line half way from the top of the head to the bottom of the chin. This is the eye line.

  4. Divide each eye section in half. This is the centre of the eye. Divide the same sections in quarters. This represents the corners of the eyes.

  5. Divide the lower part of the up and down line in half between the eyes and the chin, this is the bottom of the nose. Nostrils usually are even with the corner of your eyes.

  6. Divide the up and down line between the nose and chin in half. This is the middle of the lips. The corners of the mouth are usually even with the coloured part of tghe eyes.

  7. Ears start even with the eyes and end at the bottom of the nose, but you only see the edge of them.