How to Draw a Female face Step by Step

How to Draw a Female face easy with this how-to video and step-by-step drawing instructions. How to draw a girl for beginners and All.

How to Draw a Female face

Please see the drawing tutorial in the video below

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You can refer to the simple step-by-step drawing guide below

Step 1

Face shape Draw a circle and make a small horizontal line at the bottom for the chin. Its position should be roughly half the diameter of the circle vertically. This is important because the circle was drawn freehand, so the horizontal diameter might be different. Women tend to have shorter chins than their male counterparts, so a long chin can display a more masculine look. When you’re done, draw the line from the jawline to connect the circle to the chin. Women have all kinds of face shapes, but for this example, I’m going to stick with a smooth, tapered jawline that’s less angular. Finally, use a ruler to draw a thin line vertically down the middle of the face.

Step 2

Draw guidelines for the face Measure the length of the face and draw a ruler along the side of your drawing using a straight ruler. Then, divide it into 8 equal spaces lengthwise. Label each of the ticks like the image on the left and once you are done, use a ruler to carefully draw faint lines on the face across the labeled ticks: CENTER LINE, 2, 3, A and C. If you are Been through this tutorial several times already and want to try it without the ruler, draw your lines in this order: CENTER LINE, 2, 3 , B, A, C, essentially breaking sections of your drawing in half again and even. Example: Click here to see the SIMPLE version of this tutorial. It’s a faster method and it also comes with a video!

Step 3

Draw the eyes On the CENTER LINE, draw 4 graduations that separate the face into 5 equal spaces horizontally. If you’re like me and have drawn a very narrow cheek/jaw line, you’ll want to consider the overall diameter of the circle (the two dotted lines mark the overall diameter of the head). When drawing the eyes, keep in mind that women generally have larger, more open eyes than men. If you want to learn how to draw realistic eye shapes and size your irises correctly, visit this tutorial. And click here for a super detailed tutorial + video on how to draw a pair of realistic eyes.

Step 4

Nose To draw the nose, extend the two lines at the inner corner of each eye to line 3. This will serve as a guideline for the width of the nose. If you’ve already read my nose drawing tutorial, place your circle above line 2. I’m going for a short, narrow nose with a narrow bridge.

Step 5

Eyebrows The image on the left shows the top of the brow bone. I added this so you can see how the eyebrows are naturally positioned in relation to the bone structure. In the image on the right, you can see that the eyebrows are drawn below the C-line. For a surprise expression, the eyebrows will be drawn closer to the C-line. Click here if you want to learn how to draw realistic eyebrows.

Step 6

Lips From the center of each iris, draw a vertical line up to line 3. This will give us a boundary for the mouth. If you have already practiced my tutorial on drawing lips, place your triangle under the nose. The base of the triangle should be drawn inside the square. The top of the triangle should extend where the bottom of the nose is. After drawing the lips, you might feel the need to lengthen or shorten the chin to make it more proportional to the rest of the face. This is perfectly normal. It happens to me all the time. That’s why it’s important to draw using clear lines so you can easily fix things.

Step 7

Ears The CENTER LINE and Line 2 are general boundaries for the ears. You can learn how to draw realistic ears here.

Step 8

Hair When drawing hair on women, keep in mind that women generally have narrower and shorter foreheads than men. I drew my character’s hairline well below the A-line and drew more hair to the sides of the temple, being careful not to bring the hair too close to the eyebrow.
Remember to give volume to the hair by leaving plenty of space between the head and the hair. For more detailed instructions on how to draw hair, visit this tutorial this tutorial.
I like to do one last check before erasing all my directives. Check if the facial features need to be changed. Maybe you would like to change the length of the nose or the shape of the eyes. Once you are happy with your results, use a hard eraser to clean up any lines.

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