In this lesson, we'll look at how to draw a face and we'll cover several approaches. We'll begin by exploring the process of drawing a face from the frontal view. In these series of steps, we'll cover the general locations of the facial features and learn a few proportional comparisons that you can use to ensure that your facial features are in the correct location.

Many people make mistakes when drawing faces because they don't fully understand facial proportions. Proportion refers to the relationship in size and placement between one object and another.

There are many formulas that one can adapt to draw the facial features in the correct location. There's a simple approach - one that I first learned and is great for beginners.

Before you try to draw a realistic portrait of a specific character, you should first understand some basic principles regarding proportions. Every person has different facial features but a lot of the proportions are approximately the same. In this guide you will exactly lean how to draw a face that considers those proportional guidelines. Follow along and make the next step towards a beautifully drawn portrait.

Recommended Drawing Supplies

If you want learn how to draw a face properly you will need some basic drawing supplies. Here is our recommended equipment to be able to draw the facial proportions and subsequently shade the image.

HB Pencil
2B Pencil
Triangle Ruler
Drawing Paper
Kneaded Eraser