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  • Free eGuide to Drawing the Human Face

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    Lindsey Bugbee

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    Today, we’re taking a little breather from calligraphy to talk about portraits. The human face is one of those things that can be intimidating to draw because proportions aren’t clear to us. In general, we think of hair as being on the very top of the head, eyes being not so far below the hair,…

    Free eGuide to Drawing the Human Face | The Postman's Knock

    I am happy to be writing this blog post so close to the holiday gift-giving season because I think it will serve you well in the next couple of weeks! This is the last article in the series of Craftsy-sponsored posts on TPK. {As you know, Craftsy is a website with a wealth of information and classes on everything from cooking to drawing to crocheting.} Today, we’re taking advantage of their free e-Guide, Drawing the Human Face.

    Free eGuide to Drawing the Human Face | The Postman's Knock

    Honestly, the human face is one of the hardest things to draw if you’re new to illustration. That’s because we see faces like we want to see them. For example, if I’m not careful, I tend to put too much emphasis on the eyes because that’s the feature that always stands out to me the most. Proportions are so important, though — as demonstrated by the portraits below of my friend Marina. The drawing on the left is from 2010, when I hadn’t quite figured out proportions yet. The drawing on the right {created from the same reference photo, if you can believe it} is from 2012, after I got the hang of drawing features correctly. It makes a world of difference; the image on the right is a dead-ringer!

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