The Ultimate Face & Head Drawing Course - for beginners

In this lecture we are going to test out your drawing skills. Its good to start a drawing course with a test project which you can redraw at the end of the course and compare. We will be drawing a human face outline in this lecture.

Now that you have the basic outline for your face drawing it's time to get in there and start adding some real detail. In this lecture you will add in the hair on you eyebrows as well as the eyelashes. You will also start adding some darker values to your drawing such as the pupil and the eyelids.

Understanding how contour lines apply to drawing faces is very important. In this lecture I will teach you exersize that will help you observe and draw the human face with contouring lines.

In this lecture you will be learning how to break the human face and head down into simple shapes. Having the ability to break images down into simple shapes is very important. Especially when drawing complex things such as the face.

In this lecture you will be learning how form applies to drawing human heads and faces. Form is what make your drawing look three dimensional. The human head a very complex form and in this lecture I will show you how we can simplify and draw it.

The Loomis head will allow you to draw the head from any angle out of your head. The method involves drawing simple shapes and forms that can be rotated to any angle in your head. The Loomis head is used a s a base for drawing the face on.

In this lecture you will be learning how to draw the Loomis head in front view.

In this lecture you will be learning how to draw the Loomis head in front view looking upwards and downwards.

In this lecture you will be learning how to draw the Loomis head in side view.

In this lecture you will be learning how to draw the Loomis head in side view looking upwards and downwards.

In this lecture you will be learning how to draw the Loomis head in 3/4 view.

In this lecture you will be learning how to draw the Loomis head in 3/4 view looking upwards and downwards.

In this lecture you will be learning the proportions of the head and the face. Proportions refer to the distance and size between different features of the body. In this lecture we will be covering average proportions.

You will find that not everyones facial proportions are the same. In this lecture we will be covering all the differences you might see person to person. We will be drawing a head with less average proportions.

Now that you have learned how to draw the Loomis head in different poses and from different angels its time to add some highlights and shadows. By understanding highlights and shadows on the Loomis head it will further your understanding of its form.

In this lecture we will be drawing the simple planes form of the head. Planes never to flat or flat but curved surfaces. By breaking the head and face down into simple planes it makes understanding the highlights and shadows much more manageable.

In this lecture you will be learning how to redraw the same planes head you drew in the last lecture but in 3/4 view. Remember that when you draw the head in 3/4 view the parts of the face further away become more squashed.

An important part of the planes head is to understand the highlights and shadows on it. In this lecture I will teach you how to shade both the planes heads we've drawn. The first step is figuring out where your light source is.

In this lecture we will take our front view of the planes head and redraw it a smooth organic form. Because the face and head are a smoothed organic form in real life we must draw it them that way. We will take what we have learned from the planes head and apply it to a smoothed and rounded form.

Understanding how to draw the skull is pertinent in drawing the human face. The skull plays a big part in the size and shape of each facial feature. In this lecture we will be drawing the skull in front view.

In this lecture we will be drawing the skull in side view.

In this lecture we will be drawing the skull in 3/4 view.

In this lecture you will be learning how to draw the eyes. We will first be learning how the eyes fit into the eye sockets of the skull. Next you will learn how to draw the eye in side, 3/4, and front view.

In this lecture you will be learning how to detail out the eye drawing by adding highlights and shadows. The first step is to determine where the light source is. Once we know that we can determine where our midtowns, core shadow, and highlights will be.

In this lecture you will be learning how to draw eyebrows. Eyebrows play an important roll in someones expression as well as there gender.  In this lecture I will be showing you how to draw a male and female eye and how to place them on the head.

In this lecture you will be learning how to draw the human nose. We will first be learning how the nose attaches to the skull. Next you will learn how to draw the nose in side, 3/4, and front view.

In this lecture you will be learning how to detail out a nose drawing by adding highlights and shadows. The first step is to determine where the light source is. Once we know that we can determine where our midtowns, core shadow, and highlights will be.

In this lecture you will be learning how to draw the human lips. We will first be learning how the lips interact with the skull and the teeth. Next you will learn how to draw the lips in side, 3/4, and front view.

In this lecture you will be learning how to detail out the lip drawing by adding highlights and shadows. The first step is to determine where the light source is. Once we know that we can determine where our midtowns, core shadow, and highlights will be.

In this lecture you will be learning how to draw a smile. A smile involves both the lips and the teeth. When drawing a smile it important that you understand that the edges of the mouth don't really curl up. The upper lip will stay pretty flat.

In this lecture you will be learning how to draw the human ear. You will learn how to draw the ear in side, 3/4, and front view. the ear can be a very tricky thing to draw but if you follow my step by step guide it should make it much easier.

In this lecture you will be learning how to detail out the ear drawing by adding highlights and shadows. The first step is to determine where the light source is. Once we know that we can determine where our midtowns, core shadow, and highlights will be.

The biggest thing that will determine the expression of a person are their eyes. The eye expression is Brocken into two parts. The eye its self and the eye brow. Each part will help tell the expression in your drawing.

In this lecture lecture you will be learning how to draw hair forms. Drawing hair is broken up into two parts. The first part is drawing the form and simple shapes of the hair. the second part is drawing the highlights, shadows, and textures.

In this lecture you will be learning how to detail out hair forms by adding highlights and shadows. The first step is to determine where the light source is. Once we know that, we can determine where our highlights and shadows will go. Next we can start building our hair texture on top of that.

In this lecture you will be learning how to draw expressions. Most facial expressions come form the eyes so we will be mainly focusing on drawing eye expressions.

Congratulations on making it to the end of the course. Most students will never make it to this point and that says a lot about you. In this lecture we're going to rap up the course.