Evening Drawing
(VV052)
Week 4: Portraits, Profiles, and Proportions of the Face
Helena Lukášová, Hana Pokojná
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Design and Multimedia (AGD+M)
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Angles
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Face from the front
• From the front
• Easier and straightforward
• Vertical symmetry
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Profile
Image Source:
https://thevirtualinstructor.com/blog/wp-
content/uploads/2019/06/how-to-draw-a-face-side-view-step-
6-shade-features.jpg
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Image Source:
https://rapidfireart.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/How-
to-Draw-a-Female-Face-from-the-Side-View-Step-11.jpg
From the side
Easier and straight forward
Horizontal lines for guidance
Be careful about the cerebellum; it’s like a ball that protrudes from the back of
the head
The 4/3 view
Proportions don’t change when you change the angle.
• Proportions don’t change when you change the angle.
• A combination of the front view and a side profile is the 4/3 view.
• ¾ view also allows you to capture facial anatomy in a more dramatic way (as seen in the picture on the right by Ron
Lemen)
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• It can be more difficult because some parts are not visible/ only partly visible
• Think in planes to keep the angle correct
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Proportions of the Face
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Measurements: Portrait
Measurements: Portrait
• Divide the face in half vertically:
symmetry
• Horizontal line in the middle goes
through the middle of the eyes
• Horizontally, can be divided into 3
equal parts:
• 1) chin to tip of the nose
• 2) tip of the nose to between
eyebrows
• 3) middle of eyebrows to start of
hairline
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Measurements: Portrait
Measurements: Portrait
Eyes
• Distance between two eyes is the length
of one eye.
Image Source: Anatomy Drawing School: Human by Andras Szunyoghy and
Gyorgy Feher
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• Side view of an eye (which is in the
shape of a ball, hooded with eyelids.
Image Source: https://www.joshuanava.biz/facial-expressions/looking-
sideways-side-view.html
Image Source: https://lilliangray.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Eye-Side-
Structure-02-1400x788.jpg
Ears
• Ears are located between the eyebrow line downwards to the tip of the nose
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Image Source: https://www.easydrawingtips.com/how-to-draw-an-ear-
step-by-step-side-view/
Nose
• Corners of the eyes (inside)- let down vertical mark to mark the outer part of the nostrils/ nose width
• Don’t be intimidated by the nose, it’s just a bunch of shapes after all ☺ (image 2),
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Mouth
• The opening of the mouth is on the line of
the 1st third from the top. Meaning that
one-third above forms the upper lip and
space between the tip of the nose. The
second third goes to the crevice on the
chin. And the last third goes from the
crevice on the chin to the tip of the chin.
• The width of the mouth corners, where the
two lips meet, are the horizontal lines from
the middle of the iris of the eye
• Check out this tutorial for drawing mouth:
https://htdraw.com/donts-dos-how-to-draw-realistic-
lips-mouth/
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Image Source:
https://www.thedrawingsource.com/proporti
ns-of-the-face.html
Franz Xaver Messerschmidt
Masaryk University, Faculty of Informatics, Studio of Graphic
Design and Multimedia (AGD+M)
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Image Source +
interesting read:
https://www.apollo-magazine.com/many-
faces-franz-xaver-messerschmidt/
Student example from previous years:
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