Face drawing seems really difficult, this is because we are generally only seeing the finished product. However, face drawing is not that difficult when you know how to use guidelines that help you to draw the facial features correctly. In this tutorial, we will be looking at how to draw face proportions using a few guidelines to help us accurately make a face drawing.
Draw a circle on the page. From there we can draw a vertical line down the center of the circle, this will help us to create symmetry in our face drawing.
The next thing we will do is draw the guidelines that define where each feature of the face will be drawn. Each of these lines will help us to place the different features of the face.
Looking at your reference, try to begin with the inner corners of the eyes. The inner corners of the eyes should connect to the second horizontal line from the top.
The placement of the nose begins on the center horizontal line. The bottom of the nose should remain above the middle horizontal line. You can use the vertical line to help place your nose.
Once you have a grasp of the facial structure you can add some light shading with your pencils. We want to give structure to cheekbones, the nose, and bone structures.
A good suggestion is to use a ballpoint pen because the ink comes out sparingly, giving you more control over dispensing the ink. Using a pen gives your work a clean and sharper quality.