Publication Magazine Volume 2 Art And Soul | Page 9

Step 4
Although this stage might be a
but challenging, once you com-
plete it, your portrait is almost
ready. I recommend drawing
the easiest parts first. Draw the
eyebrows and finish the hairline.
Now, let’s draw a more complex
face element - the Lips. Don’t
make the mouth too wide or the
lips too thick. Start drawing the
Nose. Gently rub out extra pen-
cil sketches with an eraser and
evaluate your drawing so far.
Step 5
If you’ve gotten to this stage
quickly, you must be very ar-
tistic. Now you deserve some
rest and won’t have to draw
any complicated parts in the
portrait. All you have to do is to
draw the eyebrows, the eyelids,
and the ears in more detail.
Step 6
Now you’ve got a real drawing
of a face . The final step is to
make a portrait out of it by giv-
ing it some volume, which is
achieved by shading and con-
trasting. After you feel confident
drawing a face step by step, try
drawing a portrait off of a pho-
tograph
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