THE SECRET to GORGEOUS PROFILE DRAWINGS!!!!

I used to STRUGGLE with my profile face drawings because they ALL LOOKED LIKE ALIENS ...

​OR...had FISH LIPS!!!

​If you're ready to toss your sketchbook because you don't know how to draw a face that looks "right" as a side view drawing... You're in the right place!

​HELP IS HERE!!!

As you may know, I'm a mixed media artist, but I REALLY value the skill of drawing because it makes my mixed media foregrounds look SO much more interesting and beautiful if they are based on accurate drawing proportions of the face. 

​It wasn't until I wrote my second book, How to Draw MORE Fun, Fab Faces, that I really held myself accountable to finally figure out how to draw 3/4 portraits and profiles in a CLEAR, step by step way! 

In today's drawing tutorial I'm pulling out ALL MY TIPS for face drawing, and I'm gonna walk you through profile drawing STEP BY STEP so it's easy for you to replicate on your own at home!

​ALL you need to do this project right along with me is a piece of paper and a pencil - ANY pencil with an eraser will do!

​When you're working on a profile sketch, there are little tweaks you can make to help your faces look more realistic. Even if you're doing a a stylized whimsical drawing (like mine!), paying attention to angles of the face and the placement of facial features will give your drawing greater sophistication.  

Download a copy of my FREE Profile Face Drawing Guidelines here. 

​After you grab your guidelines, let's get started. Don't worry- this is an EASY drawing for beginners!!!
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​The first step is to simply draw a circle. Don't stress over it - just grab something near you that has a circular shape and trace around it. DONE! 

​Before we sketch in your guidelines, there is something I need to show you. 

​The angle from nose to chin varies a TON from face to face in real life.  The pix below are from my book, How to Draw and Find Your Style.  Look at that pink arrow focusing on the angle from nose to chin. See how it differs from the photo on the left? They are COMPLETELY different!

​SUPER INTERESTING right?!!  This is an example of one of the little nuances that trip us up as artists when we try to draw profiles! The angles are seriously tricky!!!! But we're NOT gonna let them get the better of us. 

How do we draw this in an easy way without having issues? CLICK HERE and I'll demonstrate for you step by step. 

When you sketch in these simple guidelines, it will help you focus on drawing proportions of the face- which is just a fancy way of saying YOUR girls won't look like aliens the way mine did ;) ​ ​ 

​One of the biggest rules to remember about profiles is the lips should NEVER stick out beyond the nose. See how that first set of double circles (above) looks just under my rough nose sketch? Those will soon become lips ... see below!

​The more you work on your face drawing practice - the more these guidelines will become second nature to you.

You’ll know how to draw facial proportions for your side view face sketches correctly & will have drawings in your sketchbook you can be SUPER PROUD OF!! I PROMISE!!! 

EVEN BETTER - it doesn't have to be hard anymore when you're armed with my Profile Face Guidelines Cheatsheet.

I HOPE you have FUN with this video and find the guidelines helpful. Make sure you're drawing right along with me because that is how you will learn best- with practice!!!

​STAY TUNED for next week's video, because I'm gonna teach you HOW TO SHADE today's profile (see below!).

And YES, of course I gave her elf ears / fairy ears because I LOVE (and DO BELIEVE in) fairies!!! ​

​See ya over on YouTube!!! 


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