Tutorial: Doodle a Girl's Face

Here's a tutorial on how to draw

a girl's face. Just for fun...

you can click on any picture 

for a larger view.

Start with a U-shape--

the top ends are flared out a bit

instead of parallel.

Add a short diagonal line in the center

of the U- top to bottom and left to right.

Mine is a tiny bit below center...that's ok.

This is the nose. Trust me. It will work out.

Add some curving lines above the nose for

the tops of the eyes.  They curve up a bit at the

outside edges...suggesting eyelashes.

Then add a black dot under each eyelid, and a few

extra eyelashes on each side.  Make sure each 

dot is on the same side of the 'eye.'  Both on 

the right, or both on the left, or both in the center.

Add a flattened "M-shape" beneath the nose

for the upper lip.

Add a flattened U-shape beneath the upper lip

to create the lower lip. Add eyebrows above the eyes.

The beginning of the suggestion of hair. I chose

a side part for her hair style. And I prefer

asymmetrical. Too perfect and the same on both

sides just doesn't look right to me...

Add another curving line for the top of the hair, and

some shorter curving lines to suggest the part

 in the hairstyle. Notice how high up

 the hair goes.  The eyes should end up

being half way between the chin and the top of the head.

A common distortion that beginners make is that

they don't draw enough space or volume 

between the top of the eyes and the top 

of the head.

Add a few more squiggly, curvy lines 

for additional hair, extending the lines

 you originally drew.

Add lines to portray the neck.  These are

 placed beginning/touching the jaw line, and 

 placed below/at about the center of the eyes.

Add more undulating curving lines for hair, 

varying the curls at the end of the strands.

It's more interesting if some curve out

and some curve in.

That's it! You've drawn a cute 

female face, and it wasn't hard.  Just

keep practicing and have fun.  You could

add shading or color, flowers in her hair,

or even a halo.  Let me know how you do

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Elizabeth for T Tuesday. Sharing my

coffee in the snowman mug today...

and another taste of 

Christmas Greetings!