The Absolute Beginner : A... | Drawing Portraits For

Before drawing details like eyelashes or wrinkles, you must build the "skeleton" of the drawing:

Sketch a light circle for the cranium and a tapered box for the jaw. Drawing Portraits for the Absolute Beginner : a...

These can be molded into points to "pick up" light and create highlights in the eyes or on the tip of the nose. Before drawing details like eyelashes or wrinkles, you

The head is roughly five "eyes" wide. There is exactly one eye-width of space between the two eyes. Drawing Portraits for the Absolute Beginner : a...

A common mistake is placing eyes too high. In a standard head, the eyes sit halfway between the top of the skull and the chin.