Women—Profile
Once you have practiced drawing the facial features separately and have memorized the proportions, you can combine your skills to draw the entire head. Start with a simple rendering that has minimal shading, such as the profile shown here.
Don’t worry if you have to use your eraser often. Everyone, even professional artists, makes mistakes. Just remember to practice, practice, practice, and soon your skills will be quite good.
Once you’re familiar with the proportions, you can quickly lay down the basic shapes with just a few lines. First sketch a curved line, and add guidelines for the features, as shown in step A.
Sketch the ...
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