Professional Ideas To Draw Realistic Faces

By Reynaldo I. Scappaticci


Have you ever watched someone who is absolutely good in making a drawing? Particularly when she or he is sketching a portrait of somebody's face? When an artist who has got genuine talent draws people realistically, he makes it appear very natural and almost effortless.

But that's exactly how it appears at first glance. Most portrait artists use a structured way to draw faces step by step. There is a good deal happening behind that pencil which you and I, as spectators, are not even mindful of. And it's really not only natural inspiration. It is training and practice that makes it look so simple and easy.

Therefore despite the fact that drawing faces realistically does take some skill, it's mainly based on educational instruction and I would prefer to discuss a number of that instruction with you. Read on the "techniques" of how to draw faces step by step.

Tip 1

Choose which shape best reveals the face. Is it a circle, triangular shape, rectangular shape, oblong, or perhaps square? Draw the outline of the face and hairline being mindful of this. After that, either picture in your mind or draw on the paper, two guidelines, one all the way down the center, and one directly across the midsection, creating four equal areas of the face. This should help you maintain the proportions of the facial area.

Tip 2

Unless you know the way to follow a step by step structure to draw faces it's usually the part where many people will get completely confused. Even though it appears incorrect to you at first, the eye area must be positioned on the middle, horizontal guide line.

Then, draw a light sketch of the actual nose directly in the middle between the eye balls, about half-way down from the center horizontal line, creating an imaginary inverted triangle between the eyes and nose.

Place a short, straight horizontal line underneath the nose, halfway down, for the mouth area. And then add the ears, making the the top of ear line up with the eyes. Up to now, you're just getting a very light outline sketch.

Tip 3

At this point you can begin adding some detail to the mouth and eyes, eyelids, eyebrows, and lip area. It's always best to work from a picture as the model when you are a beginner.

Tip 4

The harder you practice, the more your drawings will begin to look more and more like the face you're drawing. Therefore once you get those basic facial elements down, it's going to be the perfect time to work on adding some locks, and creating a three dimensional portrait through shading and light and dark.

Don't be dejected if the first attempt at drawing a face realistically fails to deliver. In reality, it might not look much like any individual at all. Just keep working at it and you'll surely cultivate the skills with time.




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