Portraits of people for beginners. How to draw a portrait of a person step by step with a pencil for beginners

We can now take a closer look at the details. And we'll start with the face. A person's face is the first thing we pay attention to in any situation, and this also applies in a certain way to art: the observer will first of all look at the face with your characteristic features. Putting a face on paper, especially drawing lively, expressive expressions, is definitely worth the effort.

In this tutorial we will introduce the main components drawing a face - proportions, features and perspective, and in the following lessons we will look in more detail at various facial expressions.

1. Facial proportions

Full face:

In this position, the skull will be a flat circle, to which the outline of the jaw is added, which overall forms an egg shape, pointed at the bottom. Two lines perpendicular to the center divide the “egg” into four parts. To distribute facial features:

- Mark the midpoints of the left and right halves of the horizontal line. There will be eyes at these points.

— Divide the vertical bottom line into five equal parts. The tip of the nose will be at the second point from the center. The lip fold will be at the third point from the center, one point lower from the tip of the nose.

- Divide the top half of the head into four equal parts: the hairline (if the person does not have a receding hairline) will be located between the second and third point from the center. The ear will be located between the upper eyelid and the tip of the nose (if the face is at the same level). When a person looks up or down, the position of the ears changes.

It is useful to know that the width of the face is the width of five eyes or slightly less. The distance between the eyes is equal to the width of one eye. It is not typical for people to have wide-set or too close-set eyes, but it is always noticeable (wide-set eyes give a person an innocent, childish expression, while narrow-set eyes arouse suspicion in us for some reason). The distance between the lower lip and chin is also equal to the width of one eye.

Another criterion for the measure is the length of the index finger above the thumb. In the diagram below, all lengths are marked in accordance with this criterion: ear height, distance between hair growth and eyebrow level, distance from eyebrows to nose, distance from nose to chin, distance between pupils.

Profile:

From the side, the shape of the head also resembles an egg, but pointed to the side. The center lines now divide the head into an anterior (face) and posterior (skull) portion.

From the side of the skull:

- The ear is located directly behind the center line. In size and location, it is also located between the upper eyelid and the tip of the nose.
- The depth of the skull varies between the two dotted lines (as shown in Step 4).

From the face:

— Facial features are positioned the same way as in the front view.

— The deepening of the bridge of the nose either coincides with the center line or is located slightly higher.

— The most prominent point will be the level of the eyebrow (1 point from the center).

2. Facial features

Eyes and Eyebrows

The eye is built from two simple arches, shaped like an almond. There are no strict rules here, since eye shapes can be completely different, but there are general recommendations:

— The outer corner of the eyes is higher than the inner corner, and not vice versa.

— If you compare an eye with an almond, the rounded part of the pupil will be from the inner corner, decreasing towards the outer corner.

Eye Details

— The iris of the eye is partially hidden behind the upper eyelid. It crosses the lower eyelid only when the person looks down or squints (the lower eyelid rises).

- The eyelashes curve outward and are shorter on the lower eyelid (in fact, you don't have to draw them every time).

— If you want to depict the oval of the tear duct in the inner corner of the eye, and also show the thickness of the lower eyelid, it completely depends on your preferences; an excess of details does not always look appropriate. Adding such details is proportional to the complexity of the drawing.

- The same can be applied to drawing the crease of the eyelid - it adds expressiveness and makes the look less anxious. I think it's best not to add a fold if you're doing a stylized design or your design is too small.

The eye in profile resembles the shape of an arrowhead (the sides can be concave or convex), with a slight marking of the upper eyelid and, optionally, the lower. In life, we do not see the iris in profile, but we see the white of the eye. When I was working on the lesson, many people said that “it looks strange,” so the iris still needs to be designated.

As for the eyebrows, it's easiest to draw them after the eyes to follow the curve of the upper eyelid. Most of the length of the eyebrow looks inward, and its tip is always slightly shorter.

In profile, the shape of the eyebrow changes - it becomes like a comma. This “comma” continues the level of the eyelashes (where they bend). Sometimes the eyebrow appears to be one with the eyelashes, so you can also draw one curve for the top of the eye and the border of the eyebrow.

The nose is usually wedge-shaped - it is easier to visualize and give three-dimensionality before adding details.

The septum and sides of the nose are flat, which will be noticeable in the finished drawing, but already at the sketching stage it is necessary to mark them in order to subsequently distribute the details correctly. In our wedge, the lower flat part is a truncated triangle connecting the wings and the tip of the nose. The wings curve towards the septum to form the nostrils - note that when viewed from below, the lines forming the sides of the septum are in the foreground, parallel to the face. The septum protrudes lower than the wings (when viewed straight on), which means that at a ¾ angle the far nostril will not be visible accordingly.

The hardest part of drawing a nose can be deciding which parts of the nose to leave out for a natural-looking result. You won't always have to draw the entire wing of the nose (where it meets the face), and in most cases the drawing will look better if you just draw the bottom of the nose. The same goes for the four lines of the nasal septum, where they connect to the face - in most cases it will be better if you draw only the lower part of the nose (wings, nostrils, septum) - you can alternately cover the lines with your finger to make sure . If the head is turned ¾, it becomes necessary to complete the lines of the bridge of the nose. You will need to do a lot of observation and trial and error to recognize the unique features of the nose. Caricaturists have this feature - you need to carefully examine the outlines of the noses to understand why they are depicted this way. We will return to this issue again in future lessons.

Lips

Tips for depicting the mouth and lips:

- First you need to draw the lip fold, since it is the linearst and darkest of the three almost parallel lines that form the mouth. In fact, it is not a solid straight line - it consists of several implicit curves. In the picture below you can see exaggerated examples of the movement of the mouth line - note that they follow the line of the upper lip. This line can be “softened” in several ways: the hollow above the lip can be narrower (to distinguish the corners) or so wide that it becomes invisible. It can also be the other way around - the lower lip is so full that it creates the feeling of pouting. If you find it difficult to stay symmetrical at this stage, try starting from the center and drawing one line on each side.

— The upper corners of the lips are more noticeable, but you can soften them by creating two wide curves, or soften them so much that they are no longer noticeable.

- The lower lip certainly resembles a regular curve, but it can also be almost flat or quite rounded. My advice is to denote the lower lip with at least a regular dash under the lower border.

— The upper lip is almost always narrower than the lower lip, and it protrudes less forward. If its outline is outlined, it should be more clearly expressed, since the lower lip already stands out with its shadow (it should not exceed the size of the lip).

— In profile, the lips resemble the shape of an arrowhead, and the protrusion of the upper lip becomes obvious. The shape of the lips is also different - the upper one is flat and located diagonally, and the lower one is more rounded.

— The lip fold in profile deviates downward, starting from the intersection of the lips. Even if a person smiles, the line goes down and rises again in the area of the corners. Never raise the line level when drawing in profile.

Ears

The main part of the ear (if drawn correctly) is shaped like a letter WITH from the outside and the shape of an inverted letter U from the inside (the border of the upper cartilage of the ear). Smaller ones are often drawn U above the earlobe (you can put your finger to your ear), which goes further into a smaller letter WITH. Ear details are depicted around the ear opening itself (but not always), and their shapes can be quite different from person to person. The drawing can be stylized - for example, in the picture below, the ear in its general appearance resembles elongated “@” symbols.

When the face is turned to the front, the ears are depicted in profile accordingly:

- The lobe, previously marked in the shape of an inverted U, is now visible separately - the same thing when you look at the plate from the side and then see its bottom as if it were closer to you.

— The shape of the ear hole resembles a drop and stands out against the general background of the ear.

— The thickness of the ear from this angle depends on its proximity to the head, this is another individual factor. However, the ear always protrudes forward - this is how it happened during evolution.

When viewed from behind, the ear appears separate from the body, essentially a lobe connected to the head via a canal. Don't underestimate the size of the canal - its function is to make the ears protrude forward. In this view, the canal is heavier than the lobe.

3. Angles

Since the head is based on a circle where facial features are outlined, changing the angle of the head is easier than it seems at first glance. However, it is even more important to observe the position of people's heads from different angles in life in order to remember all the protrusions and depressions that overlap each other in the most unexpected ways. The nose undoubtedly recedes significantly from the head (the eyebrows, cheekbones, center of the lips and chin also protrude); at the same time, the eye sockets and sides of the mouth form some depressions in our “circle”.

When you and I drew a face from the front and in profile, we simplified the task to a two-dimensional image where all the lines were flat. For all other angles, we will need to reframe our thinking into a three-dimensional world and realize that the shape of an egg is actually an egg, and the lines we used earlier to place facial features intersect this egg like the equator and meridians on a globe: at the slightest changing the position of the head we will see that they are round. Positioning facial features is just drawing intersecting lines at a certain angle - now there are three of them. We can again divide the head into upper and lower parts, "cutting" our "egg", but now we need to keep in mind: the components closest to us look thicker. The same applies to drawing a face up or down.

Man looking down

— All features curve upward, and the ears “rise.”

— Since the nose protrudes forward, its tip drops below the original mark, so it seems that it is now closer to the lips, and if a person lowers his head even lower, the nose will partially cover the lips. From this angle there is no need to draw additional details of the nose - the bridge of the nose and wings will be enough.

- The arches of the eyebrows are quite flat, but can become curved again if you tilt your head too much.

- The upper eyelids of the eyes become more expressive, and it is enough to just slightly change the position of the head so that they completely hide the orbits of the eyes.

— The upper lip is almost invisible, and the lower lip is enlarged.

Man looking up

- All lines of facial features tend downward; the ears also move downwards.

— The upper lip is visible in full (which does not happen in the full face). Now the lips appear pouty.

- The eyebrows arch further and the lower eyelid rises, causing the eyes to appear squinted.

- The lower part of the nose is now fully visible, both nostrils are clearly visible.

Man turns around

When we see a person almost completely turned away, the only visible features that remain are the brow ridges and cheekbones. The neck line overlaps the jaw line and is located next to the ear. When a person turns, we also see eyelashes.
Also, when turning, we can see part of the eyebrow line and the protrusion of the lower eyelid; the tip of the nose also appears directly from behind the cheek.
When a person turns almost in profile, the eyeballs and lips appear (although the fold between the lips is small), and the line of the neck merges with the line of the chin. We can still see part of the cheek covering the wing of the nose.

It's time to practice

Use the quick sketch method, sketching out facial expressions that you notice around you in a coffee shop or on the street.

Don’t try to detail all the features and don’t be afraid to make mistakes, the main thing is to convey features from different angles.

If you find it difficult to draw in volume, take a real egg (you can boil it, just in case). Draw three lines down the center and add dividing lines. Observe and sketch the egg with contour lines from different sides - this way you will get a feel for how the lines and the distances between them will behave from different angles. You can outline the facial features on the surface of the egg along the main lines and watch how they change in size as the egg rotates.

In this drawing lesson, I prepared the material so that the key principles of drawing a human head were visible. To learn how to draw a portrait, you need to understand the shape of the head, and this is possible through simplification and generalization of unnecessary details. For this purpose, I used a schematic representation of a head called “chipping,” an academic drawing of a skull, a step-by-step drawing of a human head, and additional schematic drawings to help understand the features of the anatomical structure.

1. Three-dimensional form. Simplification and generalization.

At the initial stage of learning to draw, people most often see the contours of an object instead of its volume. This is exactly how beginners draw a portrait: they draw the contours of the eyes, nose... But a person’s head, eyes, nose, lips - they all have volume, they are not just contours. In addition, they have a rather complex shape. Therefore, at the beginning of training, you need to be able to generalize the secondary and realize the volume of each form.

First, let's try to draw a person's face with a protruding nose and forehead, presented in the form of rectangular geometric shapes.

2. The skull is the basis of the head shape.

There is one important lesson to learn next. All the main curves and contours of the face are formed from the bulges and bends of the skull. After all, it is the skull that is the basis on which the shape of the head in a portrait is built. Try to trace this relationship by comparing the shape of the skull with the pattern of the head. This is a very important point in learning.

Since the skull has a complex shape, it will not be easy to immediately understand this relationship. Therefore, first we will draw a skull in general.

The skull consists of two main sections: the brain and the face.

In addition, the shape of the skull can be roughly represented as a cube. The skull has a frontal side, two lateral sides, an occipital side and the so-called cranial vault or roof.

After the conventional, generalized drawings, I give as an example an academic academic drawing of a skull. With many details, you can see the frontal, occipital, lateral sides and arch. You can also see how the details are grouped into two main sections - the brain and the facial.

It should also be noted that the widest part of the skull is located closer to the back of the head. It can be clearly seen in the figure below.

For those learning to draw a portrait, the following anatomical names for the various parts of the skull may be useful:

brow ridges;
frontal bone;
parietal bone;
occipital bone;
temporal bone;
zygomatic process;
cheekbone;
maxillary bone;
mandibular bone;
nasal bone;
eye socket or eye socket.

3. “Orubovka” is the key to understanding the shape of the human head.

In addition to the skull, the shape of the head and face is influenced by muscles, cartilage, fat deposits, etc. In order not to get confused in the details, trimming will help you understand the anatomical structure. A cut is a conventional image of a person’s head, consisting of edges. With the help of such planes the volume of the entire head is formed. Thanks to these edges, the main curves of the skull and the main muscle groups of the face are clearly visible. In any portrait, for any person, the shape of the head is built on the basis of these trimming edges. Of course, each person has his own facial features, his own proportions, but the key points in the construction of the head correspond to the cutting. Therefore, when drawing a portrait, the artist always keeps these key facets in mind.

Try to trace the main planes of the cut in the drawing of the skull and in the tonal drawing of the head made in pencil.

4. Formation of volume through light and shade on the front, side and top sides of the head.

To make the head drawing three-dimensional, it needs to be worked out with shading. Hatching creates the desired tone. By changing the tone (lighter-darker) we see volume and shape. According to the law of chiaroscuro, light is distributed on the surface of the form in the following sequence: highlight, light, penumbra, shadow, reflex, falling shadow. If you draw a ball or similar simple geometric shapes, then everything is much simpler. But how to show chiaroscuro in a tonal drawing of a human head? In the portrait, chiaroscuro is also done with shading, as in the drawing of the ball. But with the difference that the artist must trace the light and shadow on each individual fragment of the face in particular and on the entire head as a whole. That is, you need to show light, penumbra, shadow - on the nose, on the forehead, on the eye sockets, on the lips, chin, etc. But besides this, light and shadow need to be shown on the entire head as a whole, that is, on its main large faces or sides. For example, one side of the head may be darker than the other. This is an important point when creating the volume of the head in a portrait.

For a better understanding of this topic, I give as an example visual diagrams and drawings of a plaster stump, a human skull and head. In them you can clearly see the front, side and top edges of the head. The diagrams and pencil drawings are designed in such a way that they can be used to gradually trace the main edges of the head, which will help novice artists see the chiaroscuro on the surface of the head as a whole.

5. Brain and facial sections of the head.

Above I have already given a schematic drawing in which the brain and facial parts of the skull were visible. But how to practically see these areas in drawing a portrait? A number of drawings and diagrams below can help with this. Here you can trace the boundary between the front and brain parts of the head in the usual pencil drawing, plaster casting and training drawing of the skull.

6. Step-by-step tonal pencil drawing.

After studying the basic anatomical features of the structure of the head, you can begin step-by-step pencil drawing. Here you need to learn this sequence. First we draw in general terms. Then we complicate the drawing by adding details.

A) Since the shape of the head resembles the shape of an egg, we first draw the corresponding figure with a line.

b) After this, we construct a drawing of the head. Draw an axis of symmetry that will run through the middle of the head. This is very important because the axis will allow you to compare the left and right sides, which will help to avoid errors and irregularities. Next, we outline the levels at which the eyebrows, eyes, nose, and lips are located. We outline them using light lines. I wrote about how to determine these levels in the lesson

V) At the next stage, you can outline the eye sockets, eyes, nose, lips, as well as the cheekbone, frontal lobes, main muscle groups and folds on the face.

Usually people who do not have special artistic education do not dare to depict human faces. This is understandable; for this you need to know the anatomy, structure of the skull, types of facial muscles and much more. Such students are more interested in learning how to draw flowers, still lifes or landscapes, they seem more accessible... However, in order for a drawing to look like a specific person, academic knowledge in the field of painting is not at all necessary. This sketch may not become a masterpiece, but it will preserve the memory of some meeting.

Artists who already know how to learn to draw portraits recommend that all beginners pay more attention to the eyes: the similarity achieved largely depends on them. With all the diversity of people living on earth, they are conventionally divided into a relatively small number of types. The most common type of eyes is almond-shaped, but there are others (it is important to understand what they are like for the person being depicted). You should also decide on the inclination of the outer and inner edges of the eyes.

Now the nose. It is narrower at the top and wider at the bottom. The line of the bottom edge in the drawing is already there, all that remains is to convey the features of its shape. For beginners just learning how to learn how to draw portraits, it is best not to try to depict this facial feature in too much detail.

The mouth is represented by three main lines. The top edge resembles the letter “M” stretched on the sides. The bottom line is an arc curved towards the bottom. Between them the mouth itself is a small winding line. Beginning artists unfamiliar with anatomy should not draw teeth.

The lines of the eyebrows and hair usually work out better than anything else. Outlining the shape of a hairstyle is a relatively simple matter.

Drawing ears also usually does not cause difficulties, unless, of course, we go into detail about their structure, which requires certain knowledge.

What remains is the neck and clothing (or rather, the collar or neckline). This is already quite simple, but such details give the whole sketch completeness.

After finishing the work, it’s a good idea to take a break, and then (for example, the next day) evaluate for yourself how well the result successfully conveys the external resemblance and, possibly, the character of the person drawn. Small details (such as moles, for example) can also be important.

And finally, some tips for those thinking about how to learn to draw portraits:

It is better to use a soft pencil.
Don't be afraid to make a mistake; you can correct it with an eraser.
You need to draw what you see, not what you want.
If you have the ability, continue to study persistently.

And further! Any criticism should be treated with angelic patience, especially if the drawing is commented on by a professional artist.

After reading this article, you can try yourself as an artist and draw a portrait of your mother, father or any other person.

Sometimes sitting at home you just don’t know what to do. You start to draw flowers little by little with a pencil, but you want to depict something more serious, for example, a portrait. But how to do that? How to learn to draw correctly?

Many artists of various eras, each time practicing the art of drawing, were able to achieve incredible skill. Our task is to study the main principles of drawing in order to learn how to draw a portrait of a person using a pencil and paints. Of course, one cannot say that it is very difficult. But if you don’t know the basics, then you won’t be able to draw a beautiful portrait.

First, you should find out what kind of portraits of a person exist. Each of us considers a portrait to be an image of a person’s face. But is it really so? There are various types of portraits in nature:

Shoulder portrait. Only the head is depicted here.
Bust-length portrait. In this case, a person is drawn up to his chest.
Half-length portrait. It shows an image of a person from the head to the waist.
Generational portrait. In such a portrait, the human body is depicted from head to knees.
Full length portrait.

Portraits can also be divided into the following categories:

Profile portrait.
Full face portrait.
Half-turn portrait.

In performing each of these types, you need to take into account some nuances. But, and most importantly, you need to carefully study human anatomy. Otherwise, you will not be able to correctly depict the proportions of the human body.

If you are a beginner artist, then you first need to try to depict a portrait of a woman or man from the side. After you master this technique, you can proceed to more complex ones, for example, drawing a face from the front.

How to correctly draw a portrait of a person with a pencil: a detailed explanation for children and beginners?

You may be surprised, but many famous artists claim that it is more difficult to draw not a portrait, but nature. Therefore, if you want to try to draw a portrait of a person, feel free to get to work.

To get a beautiful portrait, you need:

Choose the appropriate model at your discretion. Yes, you must like the object you choose.
Possess basic geometry skills. This is required in order to correctly calculate the places where they should be located: mouth, nose, eyes.

Drawing a portrait of a man:

In a man's face, the lines are not quite smooth, but more straight. However, this does not mean that they are easier to draw. Accordingly, try not to waste paper, draw the facial contour until it acquires the required outline. Now start drawing and follow the following instructions:

Make an oval to contour your face.
Now draw a clear horizontal line in the center.
Step back a little from this line and draw a second one, which will be parallel to it.
From the center of the second line, draw a perpendicular line. Mark on it the location of the mouth and tip of the nose.
Step back a little along the oval and draw an ear.

Start of drawing

In the central part of the lower half, draw the pupils and complete the eyelids
Add the outline of the hair.
Draw your eyebrows, make a beautiful hairstyle.
Proceed to the lips. To begin, use a smooth line to indicate the lower lip. After this, mirror the upper lip so that it has a depression in the center.

Draw the nose. Show the tip of the nose with a slightly extended “tick”. Draw a couple of arc-shaped lines from it.
From the arch of the eyebrows to the right, draw a curved ruler so that it deviates to the right.
Add detail to the contours of the eyelids and eyebrows.
Draw the hair.
Draw the missing elements of the ears.

Erase the guide lines.
Start with the shadows. Make small shadows in the area of the cheekbones, forehead, and nose, blend them.
Shade a little under the eyes and in the neck area.

With the help of these instructions you will understand how, without much difficulty, you can draw a man’s face step by step with a pencil.

Let's depict a woman's portrait:

In a portrait of a lady, avoid hard, angular lines. In return they will get smoothness and femininity:

Sketch out the oval of the face.
Draw a couple of lines. They should intersect and be located in the center of the face, deviating slightly to the right.

On the resulting lines, mark the main elements: lips, eyes and nose. Draw each curve in detail.
Draw a ruler from the cheekbone down and shape the chin.
Make the folds of the eyelids, eyes and nose.
Draw the lips.

Now you can start working on the eyelashes and pupils. Don't forget to show the highlights below.
Draw the ears.

Start applying shadows. Take a soft pencil and blend the shadows around the eyes, cheekbones, neck and nose.
Draw an approximate hairstyle.

Remove all additional rulers and begin shading the portrait.

Make your hair look voluminous by shading at the roots.
Shade the background more intensely to make it darker.

Learning to draw eyes:

As we all know, eyes are considered the mirror of the soul. Therefore, it is your eyes that you should pay special attention to.

Make two ovals - these will be the eyes.
Draw the pupils and irises of the eyes.
Be sure to complete your eyebrows, otherwise you won’t get the eyes you want.
Draw eyelashes. They should look from the arc up or down. In the central part of the eyes, draw the eyelashes a little shorter.
Detail them: draw short eyelashes inside the corner, and thick and long ones along the edges.
Shade the third part of the irises of the eyes so that there are light spots on the pupils and the edges are dark.
Add shadow to the lower eyelids and along the edges of the upper eyelids.

We have found out that to depict a portrait you need to adore geometry and know what proportions are. Now let's look at some anatomical features that will be useful to you for drawing a face.

The horizontal ruler in the center of the eyes should be equal to the distance between the right and left eyes.
The same ruler between the lips should be equal to the distance that is between the right and left pupil.
The distance between the mouth and eyebrow is equal to the length of the ear.

If you want to see all the errors in the resulting portrait, hold the portrait up to the mirror. Believe me, all the imperfections in the image will become more noticeable.

Video: How to draw a man's face with a pencil?

Video: How to draw a woman's face with a pencil?

How to beautifully create a portrait of a girl and mother with a pencil step by step?

Prepare all materials for drawing. On the right paper, soft pencils can be erased well and do not leave marks. Avoid hard pencils as they leave marks on paper. Now you can start drawing a portrait, but at a professional level.

We fix the paper. Attach the paper sheet using buttons to a special tablet (plywood sheet attached to a wooden frame). Attach the tablet to the stretcher so that the angle is 45 degrees.
We are working out all the details. Mark all the lines that were indicated in the first version of the portrait image. Here, pay special attention to exactly what shape the parts of the face will have.
Take into account every little detail, work out all the details. Because your portrait must look like a human face.

Draw the eyes. There are three rulers used to draw eyes. The central line is where the pupils of the eye are depicted. Outline the eyes and eyeballs themselves. While you only need to draw outlines of the contours, strokes are not needed. Eyebrows should be drawn on top of the eyes. Once you are done with the pupils, carefully draw the eyelids and outline the wrinkles. Draw eyebrow lines above the eyes.
Draw the lips. The lips also have three lines. First, draw the lower lip, as it is much easier to draw. After that draw the upper lip. Divide it into two equal parts using a hollow. Use eyeshadow to make your lips look prominent. Indicate folds if the person has a smile on his face.
Draw the nose. Mark the tip of the nose above the lips. Mark it with a tick, that is, in the form of a soaring bird. On one and the other side of this “tick” draw a couple of small arcs. Now apply shadow to your nose.

So, you have outlined and drawn the main details of the portrait. You have done a great job, namely:

You were able to determine the locations for the eyes, nose, lips and ears.
You sketched them on paper.
You drew every detail and every element.
You put shadow on your nose.

The final stage of drawing a female portrait

The next step is to add shadows to the person’s portrait. This stage is considered very important, since it is what makes the face come to life. Pay special attention to your eyes. A look that does not have a touch of life in it will simply ruin your work, so work on your eyes with special care and thoroughness. Draw the eyeballs, draw the pupils inside. Don't make them dark. There must be glare on each pupil of the right and left eyes.

The last stage in a portrait of a person is to draw an oval of the face and shadows. Also draw the hair. You probably remember that at the first stage you outlined the ears? If your portrait has a short hairstyle, then thoroughly work out each ear. If your hair is long, then you can cover your ears with a hairstyle.

Apply shadows

Now a soft pencil will fully come to your aid. Here's the thing: a pencil that has medium hardness, or a hard pencil, cannot apply shadows perfectly. Many artists have one trick - they make pencil strokes invisible. Everything happens as follows: they smear strokes on paper using a fingertip or a piece of paper. Now you can draw a correct portrait of a girl and mother with all the nuances and subtleties.

How to beautifully create a portrait of a girl and mother with paints?

Do you want to draw a portrait of a girl or mother with paints, but are you afraid that the drawing will not work out? Cast aside your own fears and read our recommendations. To draw, you need to stock up on the following materials:

A set of watercolor paints.
Use soft brushes of various sizes (squirrel wool or kolinsky).
Watercolor paper.
A wooden tablet (we described it a little higher).
Hard pencil and eraser.
The paper on which you will sketch.

First, make a few sketches of the future portrait, and also decide how exactly the person’s face will be depicted in the drawing.

Step-by-step instructions for drawing a portrait with paints:

So, you have completed the preparatory process, now you can create a picture. Break the entire process into the following sequential steps:

Draw a portrait using a pencil. This stage is considered very important. Make every line visible, don't use the eraser too much. Because this will cause your paper to be worn out, and, accordingly, the colors will lie unevenly. You can draw a portrait on separate paper in advance, and then transfer the drawing to special watercolor paper.

Now start drawing. To begin, apply a transparent, very light underpainting to the paper using paints. Use pale orange face paint. Paint in broad strokes over the entire face. Where there will be highlights, leave the paper untouched. After that, select other shades of paint and brush over your hair and clothes. Leave the lightest areas untouched.

Take care of the eyes and lips. Select the paint you need. It needs to be diluted with water to get a pale shade. Paint the iris of your eyes with the resulting paint. Draw the lips in the same way.

Apply shadow all over your face. You can apply a warm reflection of light to one side of your face. Display cold highlights from things on your chin. Learn this when drawing a portrait, depict them in the drawing using additional tones.

Next, take a closer look at each shadow. Find the darkest areas of the cheekbones, lips, sides and wings of the nose, near the hair, and so on. It is thanks to the shadows that you can sculpt your face and give it natural volume. There is a main principle here - constantly move from the lightest shades to the darkest.
Find light intermediate shades of shadows and light: in the area of the face where the ray of light falls, there are also dark and light places. Watch how the light “plays” and repeat this while drawing on paper.
Carry out the same actions with your hair and things as when working with your face.
The final stage: take the thinnest brush, highlight the smallest elements and lines with it. Draw each strand of hair, eyelashes, lips. Remember - when working with paints, even in very dark areas, the paint should be transparent.

Draw the background as you draw the portrait, but you can also leave this process until the last minute. The most important thing is not to work on the background more than the portrait, but also avoid negligence.

We hope you were able to understand in general terms how to correctly draw a portrait of a girl using paints. Portrait for copying

Portrait of a man

Video: How to draw a girl’s face with paints step by step?

Drawing a person on a piece of paper will help you draw friends and acquaintances with ease. Learning this art is not as difficult as it seems at first glance, because everyone made their first sketches in childhood, the main thing is to hone your skills. Before the invention of photography, many people drew portraits, so the main thing to learn is to remember these skills.

How to learn to draw portraits with a pencil? This question is asked by many aspiring artists, it’s very simple, you don’t need to graduate from art institutes, but simply become a student in our drawing studio.

With us you can quickly learn the skills of drawing a portrait. Our specialists work according to the author’s program, which allows you to hone your skills in practice, because this is the main thing in learning to draw with a pencil. We accept people of all ages and it is not necessary to have professional skills, the main thing is the desire to learn how to draw, and we will help you make your dream come true.

How to draw portraits with a pencil?

To start learning how to draw a portrait correctly, you must first choose a special paper that is suitable for pencil sketching. It has a porous structure and strokes fit better on it. And you should choose a soft pencil; if it is hard, then marks will remain on the paper after removing the unnecessary stroke. In our studio you can learn the art of drawing at a professional level, and you will be provided with all the necessary tools and equipment for the work.

First, you should familiarize yourself with the proportions of the human head. If you immediately look at the face, it seems that the eyes are located at the top of the head, but this is not the case at all, they are located in the middle, and the feeling of incorrect placement creates overload with other details. To correctly depict all the elements, you need to draw several vertical and horizontal lines on a blank sheet of paper. The eyes will be located along the horizontal line, and the nose along the vertical line.

Step-by-step training in drawing a portrait

To begin with, you need to pay special attention to the shapes of the parts of the face you are depicting. After all, each person has his own individual characteristics, eyes can be round or elongated, and the nose can also be of different shapes. The main thing is to work out the details, because the portrait should look like a certain person. Then you need to work step by step and learn to draw the following elements:

Eyes – to depict them you need to draw three lines. The pupils will be in the central part. You must first sketch out the eyeball and eye and do not do any shading. After depicting the pupil, the eyelids and existing wrinkles are drawn. At the final stage, eyebrows are drawn;
Lips are also drawn in three lines. To make it easier, you need to start with the lower lip, then proceed to the upper part. It is divided in half by a hollow. By adding shadows, you can create folds and bulges;
The nose - they begin to draw it above the upper lip. Artists depict it in the form of a tick. And from this check mark you draw several large arcs on both sides.

After drawing all these details and sketches, the main difficult work is done. In the final stage, shadows are applied to the drawing. This is a fairly important stage that should be given a lot of attention, because they are the ones who bring the face to life. Particular attention is paid to the eyes, because it is worth refreshing the look, this will greatly decorate the portrait. The final stage will be drawing the oval of the face along with shadows.

The main advantages of studying in the Matita drawing studio

If you have a desire to learn how to draw portraits with a pencil, but have absolutely no skills or experience, this is not a problem. We can quickly teach you all the subtleties and details, and soon your family and friends will admire your portraits. Many people ask the question, why is it better to study in a drawing studio, and not independently from a video lesson? Because when you come to our studio, you get a number of the following advantages:

After completing the courses completely, you will be issued a certificate that confirms the knowledge you have acquired. To try your hand, you can sign up for your first free lesson.