Faces: Feature Placement (Part 15)

Practice facial proportions in this art lesson: faces: feature placement (part 15).

🎨 Studio Brief #30

Faces follow predictable proportions: eyes are halfway down the head, the nose is halfway between eyes and chin, and the mouth is one-third of the way from nose to chin.

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What you'll learn

Faces follow predictable proportions: eyes are halfway down the head, the nose is halfway between eyes and chin, and the mouth is one-third of the way from nose to chin.

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Techniques you'll practise

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You will need

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Step 1 of 4

Draw an oval. Draw a light horizontal line through the middle—this is the eye line.

Step 2 of 4

Place two almond-shaped eyes on the line, one eye-width apart.

Step 3 of 4

Draw the nose tip halfway between the eyes and chin. Draw the mouth one-third below the nose.

Step 4 of 4

Add ears from eye level to nose level. Sketch hair, eyebrows, and neck.

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