DRAWING GUIDELINES EXPLAINED for the 3/4 View - 2 Easy Ways!!

When I discover an EASIER way to draw something, I immediately create drawing guidelines for my students so they can HAVE MORE FUN in their sketchbooks!! In today's sketching tutorial, I'll lead you through 2 EASY WAYS for sketching heads in the tricky, but sophisticated 3/4 view.

​​Like usual, I'm gonna show you how to draw this tricky view from the WHIMSICAL drawing perspective FIRST, because it TOTALLY takes the pressure off! 

We are using a page from my drawing book,  How to Draw MORE Fun Fab Faces  as our cheatsheet to help us today, because these are PERFECT for beginners ;) If you'd like a copy of my cheatsheet, please make sure you request one in the comments of today's video and I'll get that RIGHT OVER!! 

​Before we start drawing, I'm going to show you with a reference photo and sheet of trace paper just how my drawing guidelines look on top of a real face so you have a strong point of reference before we begin. I'm a visual learner and assume you probably are too if you've found your way over here to learn about how to draw faces!! 

Using references is INSANELY helpful while you're drawing, even if you aren't doing a realistic style drawing.  These photos can help us add greater detail to every aspect of our drawings from the features of the face to hair, and eventually shading.

The second way I teach how to draw a 3/4 face is from my book, How to Draw and Find Your Style.  In this approach, we don't really use the grid guidelines, we kind of approximate with a circle to indicate the top portion of the head, and swoop in with a soft V off to the bottom left of that for the chin.

I hope you enjoy today's lesson and find these approaches to the 3/4 face helpful for your drawing practice!! 

​After you draw a 3/4 face with me, make sure you head over to Awesome Art School to sign up for my TWO SUPER FUN challenges that begin NEXT MONDAY, September 21st!! Here are the links .... 

✅ CLICK HERE to SIGN UP for my DRAWING CHALLENGE 

✅ CLICK HERE to SIGN UP for my MIXED MEDIA CHALLENGE 

Each challenge is going to run for 5 days and kicks off open enrollment for The Fun Fab Drawing Club & Mixed Media Society! SOOOOOO .... if you've been waiting for these clubs to open up - your wait is almost over!!

We're having a blast and hope you come join us!!!! 

❓ NEW to Face Drawing? I got you!! Start here https://youtu.be/pthkYGBpssU

​See ya next week!