Drawing a face isn't as hard as it looks. To draw a realistic human face, it takes mapping out the face correctly before you fill in the finer detail. If you would like to get the most out of this article, I recommend sitting down with a pad and paper and drawing each step as you read it.
To begin, start with an egg shaped oval. Draw a line down the center of this egg. This line will give you a midpoint for measuring eye separation, nose width, etc.
Next, separate the egg shape into 3 equal portions (horizontal lines) with 2 lines. The top of the egg will be be the top of the hairline and the bottom of that segment will be the eyebrows. The second segment goes from the eyebrows to the bottom of the nose. The third segment goes from the bottom of the nose to the bottom of the chin.
Two of these segments turned sideways will give you the measurement sideways from cheek to cheek.
The measurement of one eye should be equal to the distance between the two eyes. The corner of each eye should line up with the wings of the nose.
If you divide the third segment (under the nose) in half, with a horizontal line, you have the line for the bottom of the bottom lip. The corners of the mouth should line up with the middle of the pupil of the eye.
The ears should be visible from a front view as they do not sit flat on the side of your head. These points can be found by finding the middle segment from the eyebrow to the bottom of the nose. The ears should only stick out about as far as from the center line of the head to the wing of the nose.
The hair can be drawn by drawing the hair from the edge of the ear up. The top of the hair is ¾ of one of the segment lengths up from the hair line.
This is only a basic face layout. A lot of the shapes on the human face are defined by underlying bones and musculature. In order to learn how to draw a face more accurately, it is necessary to understand some of the anatomy. The eye, the nose and mouth are the main structures that must be more closely examined in order to draw a face correctly.
Adam Reeder has been an artist for 15 years. He has been a professional portrait artist and sculptor for the last seven years. His work is well respected and has compiled great techniques to help artists create lifelike work. He maintains a website, Learn To Draw Like A Pro, where a downloadable step-by-step human figure drawing guide is available.
![]() Google News Updated : Sat, 11 Oct 2008 23:50:53 GMT US space tourist set for blast-off - Reuters
Reuters - By Maria Golovnina BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan (Reuters) - US video game magnate Richard Garriott will blast off into space aboard a Russian spaceship on Sunday watched by his father, a NASA astronaut who went into space at the height of the Cold War. US space tourist set for launch Russian space chief reassures US partners Publ.Date : Sat, 11 Oct 2008 23:10:50 GMT YouTube to play full TV episodes with ads - Afterdawn.com
Afterdawn.com - Google has announced that it will begin offering full-length TV episodes through its YouTube platform beginning this week, thanks to a content deal with CBS. YouTube to Offer TV Shows With Ads Strewn Through YouTube beams up Star Trek for long-form video, prominent new ads Publ.Date : Sat, 11 Oct 2008 21:13:12 GMT World is united to tackle financial crisis, IMF says - MarketWatch
MarketWatch - By Rex Nutting WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- Financial policymakers from 180 nations around the world are united in their resolve to tackle the financial crisis, Youssef Boutros-Ghali, head of the International Monetary Fund's policy committee, ... G7 nations face going cap in hand to China Finance officials comments at IMF meetings Publ.Date : Sat, 11 Oct 2008 21:23:46 GMT Gay Marriage Is Ruled Legal in Connecticut - New York Times
New York Times - In Hartford, Crystal Pretzman of Willimantic, Conn., celebrated the State Supreme Court's decision to legalize same-sex marriage. Video: Connecticut Court Allows Gay Marriage Marriage ruling not the end of debate in Conn. Publ.Date : Sat, 11 Oct 2008 18:13:08 GMT Got $700 Billion? Sweat the Details - New York Times
New York Times - The bailout plan gives Henry M. Paulson Jr., the Treasury secretary, three broad choices in buying assets. By ALAN S. BLINDER THE House of Representatives was against the bailout bill before it was for it. US firms up plan to buy into banks to stem crisis Paulson Indicates Need to Purchase Bank Equity `Soon as We Can' Publ.Date : Sat, 11 Oct 2008 20:39:07 GMT Nobel Peace Prize winner wants jobs for the young - International Herald Tribune
International Herald Tribune - AP HELSINKI, Finland: Nobel Peace Prize winner Martti Ahtisaari said Saturday that finding jobs for more than 1 billion young people in the Middle East and Asia will be a major challenge to peacebuilding in the next decade. Video: Ex-Finland President Wins Nobel Peace Prize Nobel Finn Publ.Date : Sat, 11 Oct 2008 13:12:07 GMT GOP Officials Hope for Stability From McCain - New York Times
New York Times - By ADAM NAGOURNEY and ELISABETH BUMILLER Republican leaders across the country said Saturday that they were worried that Senator John McCain was heading for defeat unless he brought stability to his presidential candidacy and settled on a clear message ... Antiwar Protestor Disrupts McCain Iowa Rally Obama needs 75 percent turnout in Philadelphia, says Rendell Publ.Date : Sat, 11 Oct 2008 22:23:47 GMT Work From Home |
PARLOT::Ebooks, Scripts,
Websites, and more... The following is a general over view of African Masks.There... Read More No words in this universe are enough to describe him,... Read More This morning when I got out of bed, I had... Read More Stones have been worn by both women and men since... Read More The history of Thailand currency traces the evolution of the... Read More HUMAN GENOME PROJECT: - In 1991 Michael Coe wrote Breaking... Read More CHRETIEN DE TROYES:Academics will freely admit that this man was... Read More This is one entry in my Heroes and Villains Volume... Read More The history of the royal barges dates back to the... Read More Preview: "Shipping containers" have yet nothing to do with "housing"... Read More Towards the end of Million Dollar Baby the character Scraps,... Read More Are we human because of unique traits and attributes not... Read More At the end of Part 3 in this series I... Read More Body jewelry and body piercing practices have been observed by... Read More Somewhere in the world, every eight seconds, a mother is... Read More It is not my purpose to claim to know all... Read More Is a painting no more than a piece of paper... Read More I cannot emphasize enough the dearth of information, or the... Read More Red, perhaps the first color our eyes perceive.It is said... Read More Gymnastics, as an activity, has been around for more than... Read More Blown glass, a very ancient technique, is the oldest among... Read More He seems to live forever. A network television movie about... Read More Both Inuit Eskimo art and Native American art have gained... Read More Tribal tattoos have been practiced for thousands of years. Modern... Read More For the first time in history, there are four generations... Read More
Adsense
websites
African Masks
At 60 plus Amitabh Bachchan Rules! - A Vastu Study
Mexican Living: Issues of Life
Precious Stones v.s. Semi-Precious Stones
The History of Thai Currency ? from Ancient Beads to Modern Baht
Human Genome Project and Mayan Calendar
Troubadours
Is America Still Racist?
History of the Royal Barges - a Timeless Tradition
Some Villain Thoughts About a Container Village
Shadows Boxing
On Being Human
Mythology and Parables in Modern Communication - Part 4
Body Jewelry and Todays Stars
The Monsters Mother
The Life of Nikola Tesla - Intro
Painting as a Spiritual Expression
Josephine the Merovingian
Better Red than Dead!
Gymnastics History ? A Brief Overview
Egyptian Handmade Perfume Bottles
Elvis Presley, Lifting Off
Authenticity of Eskimo Inuit Art & Native Indian Art
Tribal Tattoo Designs - Why Are They So Popular?
Working With The Generations
A great tool to help you find out more about... Read More
My ancestry includes Colonel Miles (or Myles) Keough (or Keogh)... Read More
I had become too sick to live in America.Even with... Read More
Lord Renfrew, Disney Professor of Archaeology at Cambridge University states:... Read More
The Hawk is the first sign of the Native American... Read More
It is safe to say that in the... Read More
If we think about it at this juncture, clearly there... Read More
In the late 19th century the music world was graced... Read More
IntroductionDo you know what "silk embroidery is? Do you know... Read More
Just as our arrival at destination is tied to the... Read More
At the end of Part 3 in this series I... Read More
Our Self is the true center of our being and... Read More
"Babe" Didrickson Zaharias was a phenomenal athlete. This Texan ran,... Read More
Students of Shakespeare have spent a very great deal of... Read More
In 1350 AD we were still quite a few centuries... Read More
"Bohemian Grove is 'the greatest men's party on Earth', according... Read More
There is bias in the elite media! How often do... Read More
Because of different instruments, materials and cultural background, Chinese paintings... Read More
Stones have been worn by both women and men since... Read More
Ephesus had a shrine to the Anatolian mother-goddess and the... Read More
LifeI paint with an emphasis on expressing LIFE (the spirit... Read More
Let me first say that the rules of noble succession,... Read More
So why are these swords so popular? There are several... Read More
Opal is a magnificent gemstone whose shades encompass virtually every... Read More
Over the past few years we have been discussing many... Read More
Humanities |