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Face Drawing with a Grid: Video Series

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Drawing a face with a grid ensures facial features are in their proper place and in correct proportion. Learn how to draw a human face utilizing a grid technique in this free instructional drawing video series.

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  1. Supplies for a facial grid drawing include pencils, pens and paper. Learn what is needed to draw a face on a grid with tips from a an art teacher in this free drawing video.

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  2. Drawing a grid for a face requires thinking spatially about the round shape of a face. Learn how to draw a rounded grid with tips from a an art teacher in this free drawing video.

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  3. Draw the eye outlines on a face using a grid as a guide. Learn how to draw eyes on a grid with tips from a an art teacher in this free drawing video.

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  4. Draw the brows and nose on a face using a grid and other facial features as a guide. Learn how to draw eyebrows and noses with tips from a an art teacher in this free drawing video.

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  5. When drawing a face, draw-in the mouth outline just beneath the nose. Learn how to draw a mouth outline with tips from a an art teacher in this free drawing video.

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  6. Contour the cheeks and chin on a face drawing using basic lines and shapes. Learn how to draw cheeks and chins with tips from a an art teacher in this free drawing video.

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  7. Give a face drawing some shape by drawing in the jaw and ears. Learn how to draw jaws and ears with tips from a an art teacher in this free drawing video.

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  8. Give life to the eyes in a facial drawing by filling in the pupils. Learn how to draw eye details with tips from a an art teacher in this free drawing video.

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  9. Draw nose details in a facial drawing by imagining the nose is a pyramid. Learn how to draw nose details with tips from a an art teacher in this free drawing video.

    Views: 687
  10. Draw mouth details in a facial drawing with small arcs that make up the shape of the lips. Learn how to draw mouth details with tips from a an art teacher in this free drawing video.

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  11. Eye anatomy in a drawing includes the tear ducts, cornea and pupil. Learn eye anatomy with tips from a an art teacher in this free drawing video.

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  12. Details of eye anatomy in a drawing include adding the eye lashes and lids. Learn eye anatomy details with tips from a an art teacher in this free drawing video.

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  13. Draw in the chin and neck on a face to resemble the person being drawn. Learn how to draw chins and necks with tips from a an art teacher in this free drawing video.

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Drawing and sketching refers to two-dimensional pieces of art made by marking on a surface with a variety of mediums. Drawing tools can include graphite pencils, pen and ink, colored pencils, charcoals and chalk and pastels. It is the most foundational skill an artist possesses. The practice of drawing and sketching as an art form became widely popular in fifteenth century Europe when paper became generally available. The famous journal of Renaissance master Leonardo da Vinci contains hundreds of sketches, brainstorms and observations that inspire draftsmen today. Almost every form of imaginable art involves some level of drawing or sketching. Drawing the human face with realistic proportion can be difficult to master. In this free instructional drawing video series, an art teacher demonstrates how to draw a human face using a grid technique. Understanding proportion and placement is the first step in rendering a lifelike human resemblance. Learn how to create a curved grid to help determine facial feature placement and discover small details about facial anatomy that are accurate for every face. With this guide anyone can draw the human face with confidence.

 
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Cody Davis Cody Davis is an artist with over 35 years experience in oil, watercolor and acrylic painting. He has a fine arts degree from the University of Texas and 12 years experience teaching in the classroom.dkdk

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