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Raising a new Generation of Leaders

PORTRAIT DRAWING

VISUAL COMMUNICATION
ARC 112

EKHAESE, O.N.E
How to Draw Faces
• The following slide show will
demonstrate in step by step
instructions how to draw a face.

• Do not be disheartened if you do

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 1.Sketch a simple oval shape
• You should fill a large proportion of the page
• Take time to get the shape right
• Do not press too hard with your pencil
• You can ‘GHOST’ draw the circle first.

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 2. Measure the eye line and the line of symmetry.
• The eye line is in the exact HORIZONTAL centre of the head
• The symmetry line is in the exact
VERTICAL centre of the

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 3.Measure the nose line and the mouth line
• The nose line is HALF way between eye line and the bottom of the oval
• The mouth is half way between nose line
and the bottom of the oval

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 4. Divide the eye line into FIVE equal parts.
• Take your time to divide this line exactly into 5 parts.
• Check your measurements with a ruler
• Do not make the marks too dark

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 6. Draw the eye shapes in.
• The eyes should be open wide, not half closed
• The bottom of the eye (in the nose side corner)
has a slight kink in it.

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 7. Sketch in rough lines for the eye brows and nose
• Eye brows should be at least a centimetre or more above the eye.
• The sides of the nose line up with the corner of the eye
• The sides of the mouth line up with the
centre of the eye.

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 7. Add other lines for the ears, neck and mouth corners
• Ears begin at the eye line and finish at the bottom of the nose
• The neck lines up with the outside
corners of the eye.

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 8. Draw in the pupils and Irises
• Irises disappear into the eye lid
• Pupils are full circles

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 9. Draw the nose more accurately.
• The nose has lots of curves in it
• The nostrils are NOT full circles,
but rather they are ovals

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 10. Draw the lips
• The top lip is usually thinner than the bottom lip.

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 11 Draw the corners of the eyes and eye brows
• Eyes have tear ducts
• And the eyes have lids that are visible in the corners
• Eye brows are thick in the centre
of the eyes then thinner as they go out.

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 12. Shade the eyes
• The pupils are solid black with highlights
• The iris has a dark rim around it
then lots of light strokes
pointing to the centre

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 13. Shade the side of the nose and the eye brows
• Shade down one side of the nose and then blend it in to look natural

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 14. Shade the lips and around the eyes
• Shade the top lip darker than the bottom lip
• Shade a shadow under the lip

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 15. Shade the cheeks, the neck and
chin
• It is a good idea to add tone with the pencil then rub it with your finger to
make it look smooth like skin

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 16. Draw the hair shapes
• Draw the shapes the hair makes in clumps
• Make sure the hair is growing out of the head.

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 17. Shade the dark tones on the hair
• Shade the streaks of dark shadow that are formed in the hair

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 18. Shade the tonal parts of the hair
• Add mid tones to the hair being careful to leave some areas of highlight

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 19. Add any finishing touches
• You can spend some time softening skin tones and making sure it looks right
now.

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Thanks For Listening

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