Before drawing the nose and mouth, check the reference and lightly place three landmarks: the brow, the bottom of the nose, and the chin. Next, compare the measurements between those points. Don’t think about nostrils, lips, or shading just yet.…
A couple of curving strokes, a circle for the iris, a black dot for the pupil, and a handful of short, fine lines can give you an eye. Where does it go wrong? In the context of a portrait. The…
When you begin a portrait, start by copying the photo and wait several minutes before attempting to draw the eyes, nose, or mouth. Make a very light “block-in” of the head, marking the top of the skull, the chin, the…
This is one reason why beginner portraits often end up with eyes too high. You can draw each eye beautifully, and yet still have an image that looks odd or oddly elongated. It’s probably not the eye itself that is…