This document provides instructions for drawing a basic face in 7 steps: 1. Draw an oval shape for the head. Mark lines for eye placement and nose/mouth features. 2. Draw almond shapes for the eyes on the eye line. 3. Draw a nose shape between the eyes, narrowest at the top and widest at the nostrils. 4. Draw ears above the top eye line, wider at the top and narrowing near the lobes. 5. Draw a mouth with a flat "V" shape below the lowest line and a wide "M" shape above for the lips. 6. Draw hair lines starting from the head shape. 7. Finish with the neck

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3. 1: Draw an oval
slightly wider at
the top than
bottom.

4. 1:1 Lightly sketch a vertical line
down the centre
draw a horizontal line halfway
between the top and bottom of the
oval.
This line will give you the eye
placement.
Divide the remaining space below
in half and make a line there. This
will be for the base of the average-
length nose.
Divide the space below that into
thirds. The mouth will be at the
top of those thirds; the rest will be
the chin.

5. 2: On the middle
horizontal line,
draw two almond
shapes - these are
the eyes.

6. 3: Down the
centre line,
draw a nose.
The nose is
narrowest
between the
eyes and widest
at the nostrils.
Notice how the
tip turns under.

7. 4: Go back up to the
top horizontal
line. On either side
of this, draw ears.
Notice that the ears
stick out wider at
the top and then
come in near the
lobes.
Some lobes are
attached and some

8. 5: Add a mouth. Make a flat,
rounded "V" shape that is dips
below the lowest line.
That will be the bottom of the
lower lip.
Join that smile line with a wide,
soft "M" shape—the top of the
upper lip.
Draw a very soft "m" shape
between the two, which defines
the separation of the lips, and
the lip ratio.

9. 6: Drawing the
hair. Hair is hard to
draw, but start off with
lines
(remember, this is line
drawing).

10. 7: Finish with the
neck. The neck is
thicker than we
like to think. The
sides start at the
top of the jaw line
and go down on a
curve.

11. 8: Add a
collar or
neckline
of some
sort.