Face Drawing Techniques : Drawing Face Outline

Draw the outline of a face keeping in mind the bone structure of the cheeks and chin. Learn how to draw a face outline with expert tips from an artist in this free drawing video.

Expert: Anna Greene-Smith
Bio: Anna Greene-Smith is a freelance illustrator who graduated from MassArt in Boston in 2006.
Filmmaker: Christian Munoz-Donoso

Category:

Entertainment

Tags:

• drawing
• art
• fine art
• faces
• drawing faces
• sketching
• drawing techniques
• face proportion

[DysisChimaira]

Nice but in my opinion and practise I can truly draw easier if I draw the outlines first, not afterwards...

[ZarkkaGarduno]

if i learn how to do this i'll be like so happy cuz this is one of my major goals

[HannahVampire]

@jrduncanart Well that's your opinion. She draws very very well. And she's trying to teach, and she's doing a great job. So atleast she's trying. And since you say you can draw better, maybe you should consider sharing your knowledge like she is.

[jrduncanart]

I'm sorry but she definitely shouldn't be teaching, I draw way better than this and I still shouldn't be teaching

[iwanfishz9]

@DysisChimaira opposite for me

can't seem to draw the positions of the eyes well if i draw the outline first D:

[hey99neul]

i find it easier to draw the outline first ..

and only then i can measure the size of the eyes ,nose and lips

i donno, that's 4 me .. but THX

[manumaravilla]

lol



[keda2222]

Why cant my art teacher teach me this?

[zeromont]

in my experience it seems more effective to roughly lay out the overall composition of the drawing before focusing on rendering any particular details like the eyes nose and mouth. this outline and the shape of the head on the page should be worked out before the features are so meticulously rendered. the method shown here works but usually ends up looking more like a "police sketch" and less like an awesome portrait. but kudos to anyone trying to teach art, nice video.

[DarkTemp0]

looks like napoleon :D nice job

[3dgnaruto1]

@rosikaable Naruto Uzumaki? From that show 'Naruto'?

[rosikaable]

just love this video! also search for "First love letter to valentine". It is a short animated movie with uzumaki as a hero on valentine's day 2011. You are gonna love it!