How to Draw a Face from the Side
In this tutorial we will show how to draw a face from the side. Undoubtedly, this step-by-step guide will be very useful for any aspiring artist.
Here is a clear and accessible instruction on how to draw a face from the side. If you complete this lesson, you will acquire useful skills that will be useful to you in drawing a portrait.
Here you have to draw the face of a man. Be careful and memorize all the drawing steps so that you can easily draw a face from the side if necessary.
Time needed: 1 hour
How to Draw a Face from the Side
- Prepare the base.
Determine the size and location of the future drawing and draw a circle. At the initial stage, use only thin lines.
- Start drawing the front of the face.
Draw tangent lines from the right and bottom sides of the circle. You can draw these lines yourself or use any tools at hand.
- Determine the position of the lower jaw.
Depict a horizontal line to define the position of the chin and draw a vertical line to indicate the side of the lower jaw.
- Start drawing the lower part of the face.
Use the guidelines you drew earlier and draw the lower outline of the face, the chin, and the side of the jaw.
- Mark up the face elements.
Sketch out a few straight horizontal lines to indicate the position of the eyes, nose, and mouth.
- Draw the elements of the face.
As a guide, use the lines that you drew in the previous steps and draw the eye, eyebrow, nose, lips, and chin.
- Add the rest of the outline of the head.
Depict the forehead with a smooth line, draw the outline of the hair on the crown, on the back of the head, on the forehead and on the temples. Also draw the neck and ear.
- Detail the eye.
Give the eye the necessary shape, add eyelashes and the crease of the upper eyelid. Draw small strands of the hair on the eyebrows.
- Detail the ear and the rest of the face.
Draw a natural relief in the auricle, add the upper and lower lip. Make the contour of the face and neck clearer.
- Sketch out the hair.
The main contours are ready and you can draw hair. With the help of several curved lines of different sizes, depict individual spiky strands of hair. Draw the pupil.
- Correct inaccuracies.
Compare your drawing with the example and correct any mistakes you see. Remove extra lines and prepare the drawing for coloring.
- Color the drawing.
To paint the skin, use any natural shade, color the hair with a dark color, paint the iris and lips. Add the shadows to make the drawing more realistic.
We hope that you have completed this lesson with pleasure and that you like the result of the work. Share your impressions in the comments and suggest your ideas for the next drawing lessons.