How to Draw a Face in Profile

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How to Draw a Face in Profile

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Just follow these easy steps and you will be able to draw a face in no-time.

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Draw a rectangle that is slightly higher than wide and lines as the picture.

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Add lines as in next picture.

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Keep adding new lines as in picture. The ear is attatched in the same height as the eye.

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Start adding features like nose and smooth all the lines of the head to look more life like.

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Remove all guidelines and add details like nostril and eyebrow.

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If you do this a couple of times you will be skilled enough to skip guidelines and just freestyle drawing heads. After that you might want to experiment with shadows.

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Also... dont be bothered if your head dont turn out to look like mine. People dont look the same anyway. Here's some examples I did. That's it. Bye!

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coolcat Chen

great!

coolcat Chen 10 months ago

Johan Schierbeck

Thanks everyone! Will probarly add another guide soon. Might be how to draw a head facing front and it might be something else.

(author) 11 months ago

Allie Bauer🎀

Now the question is, can u draw a persons head facing front?

Allie Bauer🎀 11 months ago

Caz Draven

Very nice! Will look for more of your guides.

Caz Draven 11 months ago

Cami B 🌺

That is amazing.

Cami B 🌺 11 months ago

Randy Murray

Thanks

Randy Murray 11 months ago

Johan Schierbeck

Thanks!

(author) 11 months ago

Kylee E

Wow. I really love your drawings. Love your style.

Kylee E 11 months ago

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