| 1. First
of all, the average head is shaped like an upside-down egg with a few variations.
Face structures can range from round or oval to square or heart-shaped.
You also must keep in mind that foreheads take up a little less than half
the entire head. Anyway, first draw a circle. This will help
in making a symmetrical egg-shaped head. By drawing a circle you
can achieve several different angles for the head. You must learn
to draw from different view-points to succeed in drawing human and anime/manga
figures. |
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| 2. Here
I've shown you three basic angles of the head. Notice how a circle
can help achieve various angles. When drawing the full view
of the head, make sure to draw a line vertically cutting the circle in
half. This will help you locate the chin. Cut the circle horizontally
with three lines so that there are four sections. This will help
you in placing the eyes, nose, mouth, etc. It's kind of hard to actually
explain it, so in words, look at the picture and just copy it. 3/4
view and 1/2 view are more difficult and require more practice.
I guess all I can say is to just look at the picture and try to do what
I did. |
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 3.
The rest of the tutorial will focuse on the 3/4 view head because I think
that's the hardest. So for full and 1/2 view, I'll just sum it up
in a couple of sentences. When drawing a full view head, make sure
the eyes as well as everything else are proportional. Eyes and ears are
pretty much on the same level. The 1/2 view requires more skill.
Notice that the head is slanted a bit diagonally. That's because
it's how real heads are like. |
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 4.
First, try to copy what I did. The circle is still divided into the
sections. Instead of making straight lines for the full-view, I curved
it to make the circle look more rounded. You may notice that the
first dividing line is slanted, but for 3/4-view, it doesn't have to be.
It can be vertical. The chin still meets at the first dividing line
and the ears are still roughly in the same area. The farther end
of the head should have a slightly smaller eye than the closer end.
Use the pre-drawn lines to help align them. Eyes are spaced a little
more than an eye apart. |
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 5.
Here I inked in the drawing and erased the rest of the lines. And
viola! You have a head. And of course, the finished product:
lazily colored with adobe photoshop. |
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