We have already told our readers about human anatomy, and to be more precise, about how to draw lips, neck and eyes. However, we still haven’t figured out how to draw a person’s nose with a pencil step by step for beginners. That is why in today's article we decided to demonstrate step-by-step master class, which will help to replicate exactly the proportional part of the face - the nose.
Of course, many can say that you rarely meet a person with symmetrical facial proportions... but it’s better to learn to draw with a smooth, small and easy to draw nose. Whether it is male or female makes no difference, the most important thing is that final result exceeded expectations.
Master class: how to draw a person’s nose with a pencil step by step for beginners photo
To repeat step by step work pencil, it is enough to follow 6 step-by-step steps, repeating one action after another to get a very good final result.
- Step 1 - make a sketch
Of course, in this master class we will not consider the different structures of the nose and their shapes. We will simply show how from a geometric sketch you can reproduce an academic or, as it is also called, an abstract drawing. Its peculiarity is complete symmetry and the absence of anatomical features acquired during birth or resulting from injury.
To make a sketch, just use with a simple pencil, ruler, white sheet of paper and eraser. The base visually resembles an inverted letter T, with a stick extended through the top.
- Step 2 - outline outline
To ensure that the bridge of the nose, nostrils and their wings are symmetrical, use a ruler to measure the same distances, starting from a vertical line. To do this, make two strokes on top, and complete the bottom lines by adding dashes to them - you should get equal segments.
- Step 3 - outlines
To get a finished sketch, you need to connect all the segments together.
- Step 4 - eraser
Using an eraser, erase the excess details, leaving only the outline.
- Step 5 - shading
By shading you can add volume to your drawing. Light pressure on the pencil will give the facial features accuracy and a certain reality.
- Step 6 - coloring
If you have the skill, you can paint your nose with paints. True, this is not recommended for beginners.
Finished works of a human nose in pencil, photos of step-by-step works for beginners:
It's step-by-step lesson on drawing a nose from the front. Below is a diagram of the nose, which is represented as the sum of the bridge, nostrils and tip. This division makes drawing the nose easier! First, we will limit ourselves to simple shapes as a constructor for constructing the shape of the nose and creating symmetry.
In this tutorial I will use the following materials:
— mechanical pencil (0.5 HB leads);
- kneaded eraser;
- growth;
- Bristol paper (for example, Canson), its smooth side.
How to draw a person's nose
Step 1:
Draw a ball (this will be the tip of the nose) and two adjacent curved lines on each side (bridge of the nose). Draw with barely noticeable strokes so that they can be erased unnoticeably later.
Step 2:
Draw a horizontal line through the center of the circle and draw a diamond-like shape around it to draw the wings of the nose.
Step 3:
Darken the outer part of the bridge of the nose and around the inner part of the circle; you will get an elongated letter U. You see that at the top of the bridge of the nose the shadow is wider - there the bridge of the nose goes into the protrusion of the skull where the eyebrows are. Don't despair if the previously marked lines are still visible - they will disappear with further darkening.
Step 4:
Draw the nostrils based on the outline of the “diamond”. Now it looks like the real thing!
Step 5:
Darken the nostrils and be sure to leave areas where the light hits them unpainted.
Step 6:
Outline the bridge of the nose and the tip of the nose. You can put shadows around the top of the circle to make the nose appear pointed, or darken the center if you want to create a flattened nose. Using an eraser, correct the overly dark areas and those lines that you want to highlight with light.
Step 7 (final):
Next, you will need a feathering brush to create soft transitions between the shading of the skin. Add adjustments and go over the highlighted areas with the kneaded eraser again. You can experiment with the shapes and sizes of the circle and diamonds when drawing different noses. Also practice your shading skills to draw longer, flatter, and more expressive noses. you can see how to draw a nose from other angles.
If you liked this easy nose drawing tutorial and know people who might also be interested in it, please share with them using the tell friends buttons!
The article was translated from the site rapidfireart.com.
Very often, beginning artists neglect the study of the human skeleton and musculature, mistakenly believing that “it will work out just fine.” But ignorance of human anatomy leads to the fact that the drawn person turns out to be unconvincing, and his facial expressions and movements look unnatural.
So today we'll look at basic principles, which you should follow if you want to draw a good and high-quality portrait.
1. Facial proportions
The skull and jaw are a slightly flattened sphere, so looking at human face from the front we see something like an egg turned upside down with its narrow side down. Two perpendicular lines running down the middle divide this egg into four parts. Let's look at the details:
- Mark the midpoints of the right and left halves of the horizontal line. The eyes will be located exactly at these points.
- Divide the bottom half of the vertical line into five parts. The bottom of the nose will be located on the second mark from the top, and the line where the lips meet will be located one point below.
- Divide the top half of the vertical line into four parts. The hairline will be located at the second or third mark, this feature varies. The ears are located between the upper eyelid and the tip of the nose, but this rule is only true when the face is not down or up.
Helpful hint: The width of the face is usually the width of five eyes or a little less. The distance between the eyes is equal to the width of one eye. Very rarely in people this distance differs very much from the standard, but this feature will be quite easy to notice. The distance between the lower lip and chin is also equal to the length of one eye.
Another way to measure is to use the distance between the tip of the thumb and index finger. The figure below shows which distances can be measured in this way: ear height, distance from hairline to eyebrows, from eyebrow to nose, from nose to chin and from pupil to pupil.
Profile
In profile we can still see the shape of the egg, but its sharp side points towards the corner. Lines now divide the head into the face and skull.
On the skull:
- The ear is located just behind the vertical line. In size and location, it is still located between the upper eyelid and the tip of the nose.
- The depth of the skull varies within the limits indicated in the picture below in point 4 with dotted lines.
- Everything is located as indicated above.
- The root of the nose coincides with the horizontal line or is slightly higher
- The most convex part is the first point above the horizontal line that marks the line of the eyebrows.
2. Features
Eyes and eyebrows
The eye is simply two arches joined into an almond shape. There is no specific rule in drawing eyes, because the shape of the eyes can be different, and there are a lot of such shapes, but we can notice the following trends:
- The outer corner of the eye can be higher than the inner corner, but not vice versa.
- If the eye shape is almond, then the rounded part of the eye will be closer to the inner corner, and the elongated part will be closer to the outer corner.
Eye details
- The iris is partially hidden under outer eyelid. It only touches the lower eyelid if the person is looking down, or if the eye is built so that the lower eyelid is higher than usual.
- Eyelashes grow from the inside out, not the other way around, and this is very important when drawing so that they look natural. The eyelashes on the lower eyelid are shorter.
- When trying to draw all the little details (tear ducts, lower eyelid, etc.), remember that detailed drawing does not always mean that the result will be beautiful.
In profile, the eye takes the shape of an arrowhead (with convex or concave sides), with a slight hint of the upper and possibly lower eyelid. IN real life you will not see the iris from the side, you will only see the white of the eye. But an eye without an iris looks strange, so draw at least a hint of it.
As for the eyebrows, the easiest way to draw them is to follow the arc upper eyelid. Often the widest part of the eyebrow is closer to the inner part, and the “tail” tending towards the outer part of the eye gradually becomes thinner.
If you look in profile, the shape of the eyebrows changes dramatically and becomes more like a comma. The eyebrow begins where the tips of the eyelashes are located.
The human nose is approximately wedge-shaped, it is quite easy to imagine and draw it in three-dimensional form before drawing in the details.
The dorsum and wings of the nose are flat surfaces that are only outlined at the end, but it is still very important to take these surfaces into account when sketching in order to correctly calculate the proportions. The lower flat part of our wedge in the form of a truncated triangle connects to the wings and the tip of the nose. The wings fold inwards towards the septum to form the nostrils - note that the ventral view shows how the septum begins before the wings and connects to the face. It projects lower than the wings when we look at the nose in profile, which means that in the 3/4 view the far nostril is hidden by the septum.
Just as with the eyes, detailing does not always give good results. Therefore, it is more important to work out the proportions than to pore over details that could ultimately disfigure the drawing. When drawing from the front, the nose looks better if you draw only the lower part. If you are drawing a 3/4 view, then most likely you will be better off drawing the line of the bridge of the nose. You'll have to look at and study a lot of noses to figure out how and when to portray it.
Lips
- The line where the lips meet should be drawn first, as it is the longest and darkest line of the three that form the mouth. It is not simple wavy line, but a whole series of subtle curves. In the picture below you can see an exaggerated example that will explain to you the movement of the mouth line. Please note that there is different shapes lips, and that the base line may reflect the lower or upper lip. Lips can be softened different ways. The line in the middle can be very straight to reflect a sharp look, or very blurry to weaken the lips. It all depends on the shape of the lips, how plump they are. If you want to achieve symmetry, start from the center and draw one half of the lip, and then the other.
- The two upper tips of the upper lip are the most obvious parts of the mouth, but they can also be either pronounced or almost in one line.
- The lower lip has a soft arch, but can also vary from almost straight to very rounded.
- The upper lip is usually thinner than the lower lip and sticks out general relief the face is smaller than the lower one. Try to highlight the upper lip with strokes.
- On the sides the lips have the shape of an arrowhead and the fact that the upper lip protrudes slightly forward in this place can be seen very well.
- The midline of the mouth at the ends deviates downward from the lips. Even if the person smiles, it curves down before going up again. Never draw this line straight up if you are drawing a face in profile.
The most important part of the ear is the long C-shaped outer line. Interior ear is like an inverted U. There is also a similar curve just above the earlobe, connected to a small C-shaped arch. In general, the shape of the ear also varies.
When we see the face from the front, the ears are visible in profile:
- The rim, previously U-shaped, is now separate part- as happens when we look at a plate from the side and see its bottom.
- The earlobe will look more like a drop and will stand out.
- How thin the ear line needs to be drawn depends on how close the ears are to the head.
If you look at the head from behind, the ear looks as if separated from the head: the rim is attached to the head by a funnel. Don't be afraid to draw the funnel too big, as it really isn't small.
3. Angle
Being shaped like a ball with a few minor changes, the head is easier to draw than expected. But despite this, you need to study what it looks like underneath different angles. Of course, the appearance of the nose changes first, but the eyebrows, cheekbones, central part of the mouth and chin also change.
When we drew the face in front and profile, we practically simplified it to a two-dimensional plane. For other viewing angles, we need to think in three-dimensional space.
Look down
- All parts are rounded upward and the ears also move upward.
- Since the nose protrudes forward, it protrudes from the general line of the face and its tip is closer to the mouth.
- The eyebrow curve becomes smoother. In order for it to take a reverse bend, you need to turn your face in some particularly unusual way.
- The upper eyelid becomes more visible and covers most of the eyeball.
- The upper lip almost disappears, and the lower one sticks out more.
- Notice that since the mouth follows a general curve, it appears as if a smile has appeared on the person's face.
Look up
- All parts are rounded down and the ears are also moved down.
- The upper lip becomes fully visible and the mouth appears fuller.
- The brow line becomes more rounded, but the lower eyelid curves downward, giving the effect of an edgy look.
- The lower part of the nose is clearly visible, and the nostrils are also clearly visible.
Turn sideways
When a person is seen almost from the back, all that is visible is the protruding line of the eyebrows and cheekbones. The neck line protrudes and tends towards the ear. Eyelashes are the next thing that is visible when a person turns his face.
Then part of the eyebrow appears, and the ridge of the lower eyelid and the tip of the nose protruding from behind the cheek become visible.
When the face is already turned almost in profile, eyeball and the lips become visible (but the middle line of the mouth is still small), and the neck line merges with the chin line into one line. You can still see part of the cheek where the nostril hides.
Let's look at one of the methods for drawing human noses for beginners. In this lesson we will do without serious construction, but we will study simple ways draw a completely realistic nose. To get started, we suggest doing a few simple exercises.
Draw a horizontal “ladder” on a sheet of paper, as shown in the figure, and practice “fitting” different noses into it in profile. Notice how different they are.
Now try another method that allows you to draw a snub, straight and curved nose (again, in profile). Draw two circles different sizes, larger in front, smaller in back, as shown in the figure: if the nose is snub-nosed, the second circle is lower than the first, if it is straight, equalize the lower borders of the circles, and if it is curved, equalize the upper borders. Using this scheme, drawing the outline of the nose becomes quite easy. 
Now you can shade the resulting noses. Note that the highlights and darkest shadows are on the noses different types lie differently. The darkest places in frontal lighting are in the nostrils and behind the wings of the nose. After lightly shading the entire shaded surface, apply cross strokes to enhance the contrast.
Now let’s draw the same three types of noses from a frontal angle. First, let's draw this auxiliary diagram. For all three types we draw the same big circle- this is the tip of the nose, and the two rounded lines are the bridge of the nose. We draw smaller circles on the sides (nostrils) at different heights: for the snub-nosed one at the bottom (and larger than the others), for the straight one we equalize the lower borders of all the circles, and for the curved one we draw small circles along midline big circle. 
Mark the bridge of the nose, tip of the nose and nostrils with lines. 
You can start shading. Try to keep clear lines only around the nostrils, and shape the bridge of the nose and the tip using light strokes.