Drawing eyes, nose and mouth

Eyes, Nose, Mouth

With every single drawing, I usually tell you to sketch that dumb oval with the sad guidelines and then draw some facial features to make it look actually kind of real. Well, I should have done this a while ago but oh well. 

Every facial feature includes specific looks. Take eyes for example. They could look droopy, pointy, tired, small, big, and other adjectives. It really all depends who you're drawing. One key thing is to be detailed and attentive to what you're drawing. Edwards says "When you see in the special way in which experienced artists see, then you can draw [Edwards 3]". Noticing the little things can help you become a better artist. But there are some other pointers people could have about facial features. Right now, we will focus on the eyes, nose, and mouth. 

Eyes

We will start with a curve above the horizontal guide line. Each curve is a little different so look at the picture when doing it. Add a curve underneath and you have a basic looking eye. Don't forget about proportions when drawing eyes. We draw what we believe so if we believe that both eyes are the same size, then we'll draw them the same size. But angles don't look that way. If someone's head is tilting toward the right, then the right eye would be smaller. Edwards puts it as "The parts that are important... we decide are larger we think should be larger than they actually are, and conversely for smaller parts [Edwards 134]." These proportions will determine if your drawing looks real or like an alien.   Look at where the waterline and that weird squishy part in the corner of the eye is. Draw what you see. Don't be afraid to erase. Now draw the pupil. Is the pupil under any eyelids? Is it just touching the waterline? How close is it from the center of the eye? Why am I doing this? These are all questions to ask when drawing eyes. These will be your guide lines for what the eye looks like. Noticed how not all eyes are pure, glowing white? It's because of shadows. There should be shading in the corners, under the top eyelid, and near the waterline. Fill in the pupil dark to medium dark (unless you're drawing colored eyes. Then you should get colored pencils. Regular pencils aren't "hazel"). There should also be a little spot for brightness. Add that. Boom. You're done. Move on. 

 Nose
I accidentally forgot to continue taking pictures and just kept drawing. I started a new picture and it looks weird, I know. And the oval around the nose is a guide line not the actual face. Anyways, start with two parallel lines and some nostrils. Isn't it weird that we pronounce nostrils like nostrols. I think it is. Add the skin around the nostrols. This really depends on the drawing so try your best. Everyone has little indents in their nose so draw that too. Those nose has two highlight point: The ball of the nose and that long part. You don't have to draw it but its good to know. Add your shading lines around the nose. Remember that darkness doesn't define the shape of the object. This is a life lesson Bob Ross probably brought up. Add shading to underneath the nose, around the corners of the nose and indents. I should also mention that natural things do not have true lines. It's all blended together. Remember the highlighted areas and keep that area some what free of shading. Darken the nostrils a little more and there. You have a nose now. Good job.

Mouth

So looking at these pictures now makes me mad because when I drew it it was pretty good but now it looks like dirt. That's nice. Mouths has a rule of thumb where its light, dark, light, dark. In the picture it should explain a little better. First I would draw the lip line. Not the outline of the lips, the mouth crease or whatever it's called. Then I would outline the mouth. All mouths are different and different angles can change the way you draw the mouth. The top lip is usually darker than the bottom and the corners should have more shading. The bottom lip should have more shading on the center of the lip. Under the lip is dark because lips aren't plastered onto your face. Add the shading and you did it. You drew a mouth probably successfully. 

This is the model you need to look 

 Thanks for reading and hope you enjoy drawing maybe a little more.

Question: when did you give up trying to draw?

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Edwards, Betty. Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain: A Course in Enhancing Creativity and Artistic Confidence. Los Angeles: J.P. Tarcher, 1979. Print.