Drawing the Head

The head can be made up of geometric shapes

Knowing the proportions of the head will help make your heads more believeable.

The eyes are in the middle of the head

Knowing the proportions of the head will help make your heads more believeable.

The bottom of the nose is halfway between eyes and chin

Knowing the proportions of the head will help make your heads more believable.

The corners of the mouth follow a line from the nose

Knowing the proportions of the head will help make your heads more believeable.

The ears roughly match up to the top of the eyebrows and the bottom of the nose.

Draw at least 20 quick head sketches. Make sure you include ¾ and profile views as well as full face. (At least 5 each ¾ and profile)

10 minutes

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Practice

By changing the eyebrows and the mouth you can easily find a full range of expression.

Draw at least 10 quick head sketches. Make them have different facial expressions

20 minutes

Practice