This is an average lesson. It can be difficult for adults to repeat this lesson, so I don’t recommend drawing a face for this lesson for young children, but if you have a great desire, then you can try. I also want to note the lesson "" - be sure to try to repeat it if you have time and desire to draw today.
What you need
In order to draw a face, we may need:
- Paper. It is better to take medium-grained special paper: it will be much more pleasant for novice artists to draw on this particular paper.
- Sharpened pencils. I advise you to take several degrees of hardness, each must be used for different purposes.
- Eraser.
- Stick for rubbing hatching. You can use plain paper rolled into a cone. She will rub the shading, turning it into a monotonous color.
- A little patience.
- Good mood.
Step by step lesson
Different parts of the body and human organs should be drawn with a certain degree of realism. This is required by academic drawing. Also, he strongly recommends drawing a face from life or, in extreme cases, from a photograph. This is the only way to achieve high realism and elaboration.
By the way, in addition to this lesson, I advise you to turn your attention to the lesson "". It will help improve your mastery or just give you a little pleasure.
Please note that every object, every living being, every phenomenon on paper can be depicted using simple geometric objects: circles, squares and triangles. It is they who create the form, it is them that the artist needs to see in the surrounding objects. There is no house, there are several large rectangles and a triangle. This makes building complex objects much easier.
Tip: sketch with as light strokes as possible. The thicker the strokes of the sketch, the more difficult it will be to erase them later.
The first step, or rather zero, is always to mark a sheet of paper. This will give you an idea of where exactly the drawing will be. If you place the drawing on half of the sheet, you can use the other half for another drawing. Here is an example of a sheet layout in the center:
Step one. The face of this oval shape. First, make an oval and divide it with lines. The vertical line exactly in the middle crosses it, and the horizontal lines are arranged as follows. The first divides the face just below half, and the second still half from the remaining lower part of the face. We can't give exact measurements because everyone's faces are different.
But the task of these lines is to outline the approximate location (this is vertical), as well as the location of the lips (horizontal bottom line). Keep in mind that these will need to be erased later, so don't press too hard on the paper with the stylus.
If you press hard on the paper, it will deform, and the drawing will look like a girl who is preparing for plastic surgery. (Will be "beautiful" like a gargoyle)
Step two. Make indicative strokes on the place where the nose will be located. And also add lines for the mouth, and halfway between the nose and chin. Make the line that represents the lower lip wider.
Step three. Let's move on to drawing the eyes. They are located just above the nose. The outer edges of the nose indicate where the inner corners of the eyes will go. Make a sketch as shown in the picture. There is another important factor to consider here.
Human anatomy is arranged so that the distance between the eyes is equal to the size of another eye. This is indicated by the red arrow in the figure.
Now let's add the eyebrows.
Tip: even if one eyebrow is raised and the eyebrows are the same height, start drawing from the inside (points closer to the nose). To get an idea of how high the brows are, add another imaginary eye above the left eye - this should give you more or less the correct height for the brows.
Step 4 Let's add a mouth. In the previous lesson, we already covered some points. For example, we tried to depict the lips of a person. But there is another important point, a lot of questions from novice artists about how big should the mouth be? Draw mentally two lines from the inner corners of the eyes down. This will be the approximate size of the company, with a smile it can be a little wider.
Step 5. Now we erase the auxiliary lines that we made in the first two steps. Let's see what we got. In principle, the sketch is ready. Now it remains to decorate, add shadows.
Step six. Give the shape of the face more specificity. Pay attention to the cheekbones and the shape of the chin. This one has a strong chin, but try not to make it too strong or it will turn into a . Draw black pupils, and add eyelids.
Drawing eyes requires concentration. This is the mirror of the soul.
Look closely at the animation. You will see in what sequence it is best to do this.
Step last. With a simple pencil, add shadows to give the drawing volume and make it more realistic.
That's all. We will look at other parts of the human body in more detail in the next lessons. Leave also your work, and write comments on how to draw a girl's face with a pencil!
So you learned how to draw a face. If you make an effort, I believe that you will achieve everything you wanted to. Now you can pay attention to the lesson "" - it is just as interesting and exciting. Well, the buttons of social networks are not just there =)
This lesson is about how to draw a girl's face with a pencil. The process itself is quite interesting and difficult. However, upon achieving the result, you will be pleasantly surprised, because the drawing turns out to be very realistic.
So, the lesson on how to draw a girl's face in stages begins.
Step 1. First of all, you need to draw the base. This will be an oval face, a bit reminiscent of an egg. In this case, the height of the face will be equal to the triple width of the chin.
Step 2 The second step is to draw the eyes. Visually divide the entire oval of the face in half and position the eyes slightly below the imaginary line. In this case, the shape of the eyes can be different, the main thing is that they be symmetrical. The upper eyelid with open eyes is almost imperceptible. On the inside, you need to add clearly visible lacrimal glands.
A round iris is drawn inside the eye, slightly raised under the upper eyelid. Subsequently, the iris will be decorated. In the circle of the iris, the pupil should be drawn. He is completely black. On the lower eyelid, draw short eyelashes that are more visible from the outside. The upper eyelid has long eyelashes.
Step 3 The next step is to draw the nose. A broken wavy line is drawn, as shown in the figure, slightly curving up.
Step 4 Next, you need to draw a mouth. The lower lip should not be thick, but not thin either. Photos of real girls will help to keep the proportions. And the upper lip looks like a volcano, thanks to a small dimple located clearly in the middle, under the nose.
Step 5 Eyebrows are easy to draw. If you need to give your face some kind of expression, you should look at photos of real girls or look in the mirror. The usual neutral expression is almost even brow lines, slightly curved on the outside of the face.
Step 6 The hairstyle, length, appearance and color of the hair is drawn based on the artist's imagination. The main thing is to leave room for the forehead.
Step 7 The top of the ear is in line with the eyes. A beautifully traced curved line of the ears ends with a small lobe, on which, at the request of the painter, earrings of any shape can be depicted.
Step 8 Approximately at the level of the lower lip, the neck begins. Having drawn it to the bend of the shoulders, one must not forget about the lines of the collarbones.
That's it, the lesson on how to draw a girl's face beautifully is over. Now it remains only to add color, decorating the girl.
Another small video tutorial showing how to draw a girl's face sideways. Watch and practice.
Do not forget to show the lesson to your friends and write about your drawing successes in the comments.
To know how to draw a girl with a pencil, it is not necessary to study art and be an artist. Any beginner can try his hand. It is enough to stock up on perseverance and gradually master some skills. It is important to remember the aspects described below.
What materials are needed
Before starting the lesson, novice creators should stock up on materials such as:
You should not save on basic drawing materials, even if we are talking about a novice amateur. Poor quality materials can discourage interest in drawing and complicate the first steps in art. For beginners, the best choice would be products of the middle price category.
The proportions of the female body
The proportions of the female body differ from the male in some ways. In addition, at different times, different proportions were taken as the standard of beauty in the visual arts. 
In our time, the following parameters of the female body are relevant for drawing:
- To measure height, you need to calculate the height of a woman's head and multiply this parameter by 7-8.5 times. It is useful to know that a person's height is divided exactly in half at the point of the pubic articulation.
- To calculate the width of the shoulders, an average of 1.5 head heights is required.
- The width of the pelvic bone is directly proportional to the width of her shoulder, and the height of the pelvis in a woman is slightly lower than the height of her head.
- The waist is on average equal to 1 head height.
- To calculate the height between the base of the chest and the hip joint, you should divide the height of the head in half.
Axes and proportions of the face
Not everyone knows the tricks on how to draw a girl with a pencil. It is easy to explain this process step by step for beginners.
It is enough to know about the following proportions of facial features and about the universal axes on which you can rely in the process of building a face:
Face Drawing Scheme
Scheme:
How to draw a girl in profile
When wondering how to draw a girl with a pencil in stages for beginners, the answer must be sought in the same measurements and center lines as when drawing in full face. You should start drawing by drawing auxiliary lines in the form of a square. Its height should be 1/8 more than its width. All the main axes must be transferred to it, as if a full face was inscribed in it. 
Then, one should inscribe an inclined egg-shaped oval in a rectangle between the axis on which the tip of the nose is located and the top of the entire square. This oval helps build the correct shape of the skull, the back of the head and the forehead.
That part of the side of the skull that connects to the neck should be tilted down.
- From the top extreme point of the oval, you should start drawing the line of the forehead, eyebrows, nose, mouth and chin. In this case, it is necessary to focus on the auxiliary lines drawn. The most protruding point of the forehead, closer to the eyebrows, is in contact with the edge of the square.
- The eyes are located on their axis. On the face in profile, the eyes take the form of an arrowhead. The round iris becomes a thin, elongated oval with a pointed top and bottom.
- The tip of the nose will protrude slightly beyond the square. The depression of the bridge of the nose falls on the same axis on which the eyes are located.
- Lips on a face turned in profile will look protruding, especially the lower lip. The line where the lips meet goes slightly down from the lips. Even if a person smiles, the line goes straight at first, and then smoothly rounds up.
- The ears are C-shaped when viewed in profile. An arc runs along the edge of the ear - a thin cartilage. In addition, you should remember about the earlobe. When drawing a female face, the ears are often covered with hair.
How to draw a girl in full growth
When drawing a girl in stages with a pencil, it is extremely important for beginners to observe the proportions of the body, which were mentioned earlier. Only observance of proportions will help to avoid the image of an awkward, unrealistic body. 
To portray a girl in full growth, it is recommended to consider the following aspects:
- Image central axis. This axis coincides with the spine of the girl. At the initial level of drawing, it is recommended to draw a figure standing straight and level, in full face. Therefore, the central axis will also be straight.
- Torso. Schematically, it is recommended to depict it in the form of an inverted triangle. It should not be made too large or wide, as the female figure, on average, has more graceful shoulders and chest.
- Breast. To determine the correct location of the chest, another smaller one is entered into the triangle of the torso, pointing upwards. At its corners, you need to draw two identical circles, which are the chest.
- Hips. For the image of the hips, it is convenient to draw a circle, a small part of which goes to the lower corner of the triangle depicting the torso.
Using the received landmarks, you need to connect them with smooth, rounded lines. The figure should acquire the contours of the female body. Next, you need to draw the arms and legs. The length of the arms is just below the inguinal region.
Important points when drawing hair
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- When drawing hair, it is important to pay attention to how the light falls on them. As a rule, the roots of the hair are in the shade, and at some distance from them, a highlight is noticeable on the hair. It should be left unpainted, or just add a few strokes around the edges. Next, it is important to pay attention to how the hair lies in the strands. In the drawing, you should combine small strands into larger ones and depict a glare on them the way light falls. Also, it is necessary to highlight the darker, shady areas so that the drawing does not look flat.
- Hair lies on the head magnificently, covering part of the forehead and cheeks, ears. Depending on the structure of the hair (curly, straight), they can be more voluminous or vice versa, smooth. It is important to notice the direction in which the hair grows. to reflect them most realistically.
- There are a lot of hair on a person’s head, but you should not depict them all. It is only necessary to show their general texture. Pencils of various hardness are used for shading hair. For shady areas, take the softest pencil and stroke with pressure. Hard pencils are needed to mark the hairs in the lighter parts and highlights. It is important that the strokes are confident and long. To do this, it is recommended to rest the hand with a pencil on the elbow, and not on the wrist, and draw from the elbow.
Hair drawing step by step
Now we know how to draw a girl with a pencil.
Step by step for beginners, it’s really possible to master such a complex detail as hair:
How to draw a girl with long flowing hair
However, some distinguishing features should be taken into account:
How to draw a girl with short hair
Short hair in the process of drawing has several distinctive features:
How to draw a girl from the back
Many people do not know how to draw a girl with a pencil step by step. For beginners, it will be easy to master drawing a girl from the back.
This is a simpler option, where you will not need to depict her face, chest and other complex details.
However, drawing a girl from the back has its own nuances:
- Should indicate the width of the shoulders and back. The overall shape will resemble a triangle, however, it should not be too large or wide. Otherwise, the girl will look too strong and masculine.
- The spine runs vertically in the center of the back, which should be reflected as a few strokes.
- At the level where the arms are attached to the body, shoulder blades are visible on the back. They should not be made too explicit. But if the figure shows a slender girl, it is advisable to mark the shoulder blades with light strokes.
- Loose hair often covers the back and neck. Drawing a girl from the back is a good opportunity to depict beautiful curls scattered over her shoulders.
anime style
The anime style involves a stylized image of the figure and face of a girl. As a rule, anime characters have exaggeratedly large and round eyes on a small face, a small mouth and nose (which may be indicated by a dash or a dot). The arms and legs are thin and slender. The girl herself is most often petite and graceful, with a thin waist. The legs are exaggeratedly long. 
First you need to make a sketch, depict the head, facial features and hairstyle. Anime hairstyles suggest some carelessness and volume. Next, you should detail the sketch, adding details and paying attention to the location of the shadow and light in the drawing.
in a dress
A pencil drawing of a girl in a dress should begin with a phased sketch of the figure of a girl, as it were, without a dress. For beginners, this will help to correctly build her figure in clothes. It is advisable to take into account that clothing helps to hide those details that are poorly obtained. Therefore, it is important to choose a dress style that will cover the most complex elements of the pattern.
In addition, the style of the dress should fit the drawn girl and sit well on her.
When drawing a dress, it is important to consider the material from which it is intended to be made. Soft and delicate material will flow or fit the figure, dense will not deform along the lines of the girl's body. In addition, the direction and distribution of light should be considered in order to reflect soft lighting onto the fabric. So the picture will turn out more voluminous and naturalistic.
How to apply chiaroscuro with strokes
Hatching is an important element of drawing a girl with a pencil, and for beginners, first of all, it requires a step-by-step training. You need to learn how to apply strokes, changing the saturation from dark to light as softly as possible. The softer and smoother the transition, the better hatching is mastered. 
To draw a girl, one should take into account the rules for the construction and proportions of her body and face. In drawing, training and observation are important, which will help to depict what you want with the greatest accuracy.
Video: how to draw a girl with a pencil
How to draw a portrait of a girl with a pencil, see the video clip:
How to draw a person's face, see the video:
Good day, aspiring artists!
Now we will learn how to draw a person's face with a pencil step by step. People believe that drawing a human face is a task only for experienced artists. But, if you follow simple rules, any beginner will cope with this task with the ease of a professional. Knowing the proportions and the correct arrangement of all elements are the keys to unraveling the secret of “how to draw a human face”.
Axial lines and proportions
Each element can be thought of as a line. They are called axial. A correct, proportional face cannot be depicted without their use. At first, until a certain skill appears, they need to be used constantly.
With light, barely visible strokes, to begin with, we apply a grid of axial ones. This will simplify and speed up the work on the contour.
Further, working with the axes, you can take on the image of human emotions. When a person is happy or angry, his facial features change, followed by a change in the direction of the axial grid.
horizontal lines
Step 1 Oval
To begin with, we create an approximate oval, we do not need accuracy yet. It will be corrected later. It is needed to understand the amount of work and create the correct proportions of all elements.
Step 2 Axial symmetry and eye placement
The oval must be divided by horizontal and vertical segments into four parts. The horizontal line is the axial line of the eye. Vertical is needed to correct the symmetry of the image. Do not try to do this without a ruler. Accuracy is important here, the correct location of parts of the face depends on them.
Step 3 Eyebrows, nose, lips and hair
We draw further our vectors for eyebrows, nose, hair. To do this, you need to divide the oval into three and a half parts, these will be the growth lines of the hair, eyebrows, the base of the nose. 
To depict the line of the lips, we divide the lower third, from the nose to the chin, horizontally in half. There will be a lower lip.
It is important to remember that in the initial markup, only the main line of the lips is needed. Their shape depends on the sex, race and age of the person. It will change in future work.
Step 4 Ears
The auricle, like a fingerprint, is unique for each person. Oddly enough, the correct position of the ears is often the biggest problem when depicting a portrait.
In order to avoid such misunderstandings, you need to remember that the upper part of the ear is located on the axis of the eyes, and the lower part is on the axis of the nose. Regardless of size or shape, the ears are correctly depicted within this fragment.
vertical lines
Step 5 Eyes
We return to the horizontal of the eyes. It must be divided into eight parts. Each eye will occupy two parts out of eight. So they will look proportional. The distance between them is equal to the length of one eye. Before the outline of the head, on each side, one eighth should remain. The corners are always on the axial.
Do not forget that lips, eyes, nose, ears are different for each person. Here is how to draw the face of an average person. After proportional placement of parts, they can be brought into line with the original.
Step 6 Nose and mouth
If the model looks straight ahead, at the same vertical level are:
the inner corners of the eyes - the wings of the nose;
the corners of the lips are the pupil.
After carrying out all the axial, we should get the following grid:
We have drawn a skeleton base, which can later be formed, giving it individuality.
Step by step drawing of a human face.
The article tells how to draw a face quickly, symmetrically, and also accurately calculate proportions. As soon as novice artists feel the strength in themselves, you can begin to perform more complex artwork. With experience, the need to build a complex contour grid will go away.
First you need to determine the man or woman we will portray. They have significant differences. For example, we will draw a male face.
You can learn how to draw a girl's face from the video of the master class offered below.
Step 1 Form
We draw an oval and the first two axial ones - horizontal (eyes), vertical (to determine symmetry).
Step 2 Details
With light movements, we apply, along pre-defined axes, eyes, nose, eyebrows, lips. At this stage, it is important to outline the details, we will correct them further.
The pencil should not be pressed hard into the paper. Otherwise, dents will remain on it, then it is difficult to correct flaws.
Step 3 Detailing the Forms
Now let's start converting the sketch into a drawing. We direct and supplement all the elements:
draw eyelids, pupil, eyelashes;
carefully draw the eyebrows, bringing out each hair. Very painstaking work that requires attention and perseverance;
inventing the model's hairstyle. Correctly depicting hair is the most difficult task;
We pay a lot of attention to the nose. We carefully remove the nostrils;
for beginners, it is easier to make lips closed or in a half smile;
tighten the chin line.
Step 4 Add Shadows
The final touch - hatching! With small light strokes, we apply shadows in the area of the eyes, nose, mouth, cheekbones and neck.
Hatching can be shaded with a piece of paper or a finger. This will make the picture close to the original.
Lesson completed. Our model is designed for the entry level. But, showing diligence, the level of skill will increase with each new picture.
The next step is to learn the nuances of drawing facial expressions and depicting emotions. The main thing is to train!
One morning you woke up in a good mood and... discovered in yourself the desire to create. Before my eyes is the image of a girl, which urgently needs to be transferred from my head to paper. And you immediately take up the implementation of your spontaneous undertaking. But how to draw a girl's face without having a specialized education in your asset?
The human face is one of the most difficult objects to draw. His drawing in art schools is given the largest number of classes. Unlike inanimate objects that have a clear shape (still lifes), in the image of a face it is necessary to convey not only the correctness of lines and proportions, but also emotions. And it's much more difficult. So novice artists will have to spend more than one sheet of paper in an attempt to "revive" the image and bring their skills to perfection. This is a matter of technique and many days of practice. Now our task is to convey to you the basics of drawing a human face with a pencil. So, how to draw a girl's face in stages?
Preparation for work: materials and tools
In the visual arts, the correctness of the selected materials plays an important role. Of course, you can make a sketch with a ballpoint pen on a checkered sheet, but such a drawing is unlikely to fall into the category of masterpieces. Therefore, if you seriously decide to master the art, stock up on professional assistants.
Depending on the creative idea, the artists use various performing tools: graphite pastel, gouache, charcoal, pen, ink, watercolor or felt-tip pens. Since we need to understand how to draw a girl's face with a pencil, then we choose the appropriate tool - a graphite pencil. This tool is universal, it plays both primary and secondary roles. He knows both how to draw a girl's face and how to draw the basis for a detailed landscape. With the help of a pencil, you can practice line drawings, line-line and tonal-painting. This artistic tool has a number of advantages. Graphite fits perfectly on any substrate. The intensity of the color can be adjusted by pressing the rod. It is possible to depict thin lines, small details and shading. Errors made with a pencil are easily eliminated with a corrective eraser. The pencil is classified according to the degree of softness from M to 5M. It is better to have at least two pencils of different hardness in your arsenal. As a basis for future work, you should choose white thick paper with a rough surface.
Geometry
To understand how to draw a girl's face, you need to briefly turn to geometry. As we know, the human head of all possible shapes is more like an oval. Therefore, at the initial stage of the image of the girl's face, we will depict this shape. Let's make vertical and horizontal markings, defining guides for proper compliance. Eyes will be located on the main horizontal line. The main vertical line schematically divides the face into two equal parts. This division will avoid axis shift, that is, the face will not look skewed to one side.
Main and additional guides
The next step is to add minor horizontal guides to mark the top and bottom borders of the face (one stroke each above and below the oval), mouth line (one solid horizontal guide and two dashes indicating the upper and lower borders of the mouth) and nose (select the center of symmetry). It is also necessary to define two vertical guides that divert zones on the sides of the oval for the ears.
Zone marking
At this stage, we determine the location of the borders of the eyes, the area for the nose and mouth. Finally, we form the area of the eyes. We are guided by the unspoken rule of artists "5 eyes". To make it clearer, draw five identical oblong-shaped parts along the guide. They should clearly fit into the existing oval. Then we discard the extreme and central details, and the remaining ones are our eyes. This scheme helps to maintain the correct proportions. We draw the nose in the form of an irregular quadrangle. The line of the mouth should not go beyond the guides passing through the center of the pupils.
You can also understand how to draw girls by analyzing the method of guides in detail and learning how to use it.
light sketch
The main zones are marked, the preparatory stage is over. It is very important to perform the correct zoning. This is what the final result will depend on. Therefore, after drawing all the guides, make a focused visual comparison of the model and sketch. Are the eyes positioned correctly? Maybe you should raise them a little higher and push them apart relative to each other? Do I need to reduce the forehead area, or extend the nose area? Does the thickness of the mouth correspond to reality, or did you leave room for a “silicone smile” instead of an elegant thin line of lips?
For beginning artists, the guide method makes it easier to understand the zones. In the future, this technique will lose its relevance, since, having gained experience, you will determine the main zones intuitively. You can also draw the profile of the girl's face using the guide method.
We return to our portrait and start rendering. We make sketches of future parts of the face, observing the anatomical features and sizes.
Final form
After drawing a surface sketch, we check if we are moving in the right direction. Next, we give shape to all parts, apply more confident strokes. Add the necessary shadows, blend.
Final touches
Add hair using strokes of various lengths and directions. Blend some areas, giving the effect of shadows. Let's put the finishing touches on. We carry out with the model and correct the errors, if any.
Now you have the basic knowledge of the artist and know how to draw a girl's face. Continue to draw and hone your skills - and soon the result will exceed all your expectations.
