Some proportions of the head are generally common to all faces and need to be right in a portrait.
The human face has an egg form, so we draw an egg.
![Human face proportions The proportions of the human face](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht7e9mre4r3VzXN_EuqBrUdqLjtk1jIzLX-y6rpzgOdupDgsXAMiC8oiyc6JYBVWy1LxN7zUi4V6S_sxMZbn1NJYwTaj9omot3rMu1r7coQNb9TSQrdPe0ho2krNI6-hWXKKxUMSCCRXOo/s400/Human+face+proportions.jpg)
With these 6 squares we have divided the human face to it's most characteristic parts and we even have a vertical symmetry line through the center of our face drawing.
1. The hair line is 2/3 up from the brow line;
2. The brows and the top of the ears are on the same line (in many cases).
3. The nose base and the ear lobs are also at the same level.
I hate computer drawing, so one ear will do the job. We always hate things we don't master, that's human nature.
That's it, see my dummy!
(don't laugh, I know it's ugly!)
![Face proportions-sketches Human face front view and side view-sketches](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHL9D_wM8bckvp-pcNVjqp-ydKMo6mxV79UzBqYrdWzz-gJ-WrmJ-6vRTtuUMbgO0YMvgtH3c9-mu5_iKigjrr5VNJ1ymBcFKSfVmwF9HXDSyGx9piHg-kQ1MCOD6BK5EJtklxSk6S_0Rs/s400/Human+face+proportions-sketch.jpg)
![Face proportions and relationships Face proportions and relationships](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvEKqHU6irwCWXBZrj0DnmtotDxDgi-CR-z_04j2JtQNCznvVMZ14vXaPaFUjIDtOcELIVMsjrPPhPBqX8q8tM3EaP1I79K21KPKGK1Rn8e08zUHCTgB_JkjL_CJ4l8Cde3niufePWdDx7/s400/Human+face+proportions+2.jpg)
Using the same overall dimensions as before for the height and width of the face (we measure them), we divide the height in 4 equal parts this time .
4. Eye level line (1) - generally is halfway from the top of the head and the chin.
The human head is 5 eyes width in front view.
If we divide the eye level line (1) in five equal parts we can see that:
- the distance between the eyes is the width of one eye (2);
- the nose width is the distance between the inside corner of the eyes or the distance between the eyes (2);
- the neck line starts from the outside corner of the eyes (3);
6.The mouth middle line is at 1/3 of the distance between the nose base and the chin (4);
- the vertical lines starting at the center of the pupils, line up with the corner of the mouth (5);
These are the main thoughts I wanted to share with whoever is interested.
Please, keep in mind that all this is just theory, just the basics, like a template.
Every human face is unique.
Still, when observing your model, while knowing the basics, you just have to discover the differences between the actual features and the "template".
2 comments:
You are a very good teacher. Thank you!
Thank you for all the instructions and information on pencil sketches, but I believe I will that to you. You do an excellent job. So pleased you stopped by for a visit with me today.
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