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How to draw a head in profile (Lord Shadowblade style!) I hope you guys like this. I think the proportions are fine, maybe the relationship between the ear, bottom of the nose and lips (and chin may be a little off) but it'd just be more elongated which can be fixed easily. I've just found that drawing a circle first helps a lot to keep the facial profile stuff right. So there you go! (Ignore the random sketches, they have nothing to do with the drawing of the profile heads!)1. First, draw a circle and then cut it into quarters like shown above. The horizontal line is your eyebrow and top-of-the-ear line and the vertical line also seperates the ear from the rest of the face.
2. Draw the (whatever that's called, the part of the jaw that bends sharply and comes out towards the chin) and draw a straight line down from the front of the face.
3. Draw an ear. This will help you with the other lines. Make sure it's big. Or else everything else will have to be small. At the bottom of the ear, draw a horizontal line to the front of the face. The will be your nose line. Now, see that space between the lines? That's how long your nose is! That's why the ear needs to be big.
4. Draw the nose first (then you'll know how much space to put between that and the eye) then draw your eyebrows and eyes. On the horizontal line coming from the jaw, draw your lip line then draw the lines of the lips.
5. Draw the hair lines (unless of course the person you are drawing is bald
6. (This is the best part!) Shade and add all the rest of the details that you like! Yeah! We're done!
I hope that wasn't too boring.
Hey! Idea! I challenge the people who see this to try this out and then send me a link so I can see it too! Whoop!
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Comments: 222
Trufflefairy222 In reply to ??? [2010-03-20 22:34:00 +0000 UTC]
very helpful! now my profiles will be more consistant!
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Theophilia In reply to Trufflefairy222 [2010-03-22 20:29:48 +0000 UTC]
I'm glad you have found it helpful! Good luck with profiles!!! ^^
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Dattebayo13Girl In reply to ??? [2009-11-12 15:43:41 +0000 UTC]
this helped me so much!! thank yo for posting this! :3
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eel-feel-ill In reply to ??? [2009-09-06 00:22:04 +0000 UTC]
this helps SO much
i need to draw this portrait for school and, yea, i'm not being graded on art quality, but THIS JUST SAVED MY ASS
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Theophilia In reply to eel-feel-ill [2009-09-06 23:38:47 +0000 UTC]
You are very welcome! I'm glad you found it so helpful.
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Foxkit69 In reply to ??? [2009-07-30 07:44:59 +0000 UTC]
Holy bejeezus!
This has helped me quite alot !
Thank you so much!
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spaceowl In reply to ??? [2009-07-21 09:22:31 +0000 UTC]
Wow, this is really helpful! I just tried it out and it's the first time I've ever drawn successfully* in profile. I'll be sure to credit you when I finish it.
*kinda
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D-Iverson1990 In reply to ??? [2009-07-01 17:45:58 +0000 UTC]
Oh! this is quite helpful! So I guess the shapes/sizes of all the parts will depend on the head/face, but the lines should usually line up...
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Theophilia In reply to D-Iverson1990 [2009-07-10 18:28:18 +0000 UTC]
Yep! Mostly anyway. Of course, some people will have larger noses or easr or wahtevere, but he rules still hold generally.
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Arabian-Maiden In reply to ??? [2009-03-06 18:40:11 +0000 UTC]
thank u so much..
that will help me..
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Theophilia In reply to Arabian-Maiden [2009-03-08 00:32:52 +0000 UTC]
You are most welcome!
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Mekuchu In reply to ??? [2009-02-21 18:19:07 +0000 UTC]
I actually curve the lower face inwards, seeing as my drawing style is Manga.
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Theophilia In reply to Mekuchu [2009-02-22 21:29:39 +0000 UTC]
Whatever suits yurs style this isn't exactly entirely accurate either with the shapes but it's fairly close.
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holynamegeek In reply to ??? [2009-02-16 20:23:36 +0000 UTC]
hey im new were do i go to draw on this web site
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Theophilia In reply to holynamegeek [2009-02-17 00:22:48 +0000 UTC]
Do you mean how do you post art? If so, then you draw your picture, scan it in, then you can go to submit art button and it's fairly straightforward from there.
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holynamegeek In reply to Theophilia [2009-02-17 06:19:45 +0000 UTC]
um no i mean were do i go to draw
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Theophilia In reply to holynamegeek [2009-02-17 12:17:16 +0000 UTC]
You don't really go anywhere to draw (that I know of)
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holynamegeek In reply to Theophilia [2009-02-18 15:47:50 +0000 UTC]
were could i go besides paint
were do u go
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Theophilia In reply to holynamegeek [2009-02-19 23:54:16 +0000 UTC]
I don't usually use computer programs for drawing, (if I do I either use ArtRage or just recently Photoshop). So I don't "go" anywhere to draw, except to my desk where I draw.
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bengully123 In reply to ??? [2008-11-09 02:20:24 +0000 UTC]
wow this is really good
i tried it n its the best iv ever drawn a profile
thnx : )
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Theophilia In reply to bengully123 [2008-11-09 16:56:52 +0000 UTC]
Thank you! I'm very glad that you found it helpful. That's why I put it up here! You're very welcome. Deus tecum!
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Theophilia In reply to Paintitlikeapicture [2008-10-14 20:34:47 +0000 UTC]
I'm glad!
Good luck with making Profile heads!
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Theophilia In reply to miko-the-dragon [2008-10-12 11:16:32 +0000 UTC]
Thank you! I hope it helps you draw profile better.
Thanks for the too!
Deus tecum!
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Bigpaw In reply to ??? [2008-09-13 18:03:19 +0000 UTC]
This is the first time I've followed a profile drawing guide and had it come out alright.
Thanks so much!
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Theophilia In reply to Bigpaw [2008-09-13 18:22:54 +0000 UTC]
You are most welcome! I'm glad it helped you! I do it this way simply because it's well, simple and easy.
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Bigpaw In reply to Theophilia [2008-09-13 19:27:56 +0000 UTC]
...Since you said in the artist description that you challenged people to try it out and send you the results, here's my attempt at a profile.
[link]
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Arceumon In reply to ??? [2008-09-12 07:57:34 +0000 UTC]
Sick. Your sick. This is Sick, Damn your freaking good. I hope you don't mind if I Download this. I really need to get back into drawing.
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Theophilia In reply to Arceumon [2008-09-12 20:52:15 +0000 UTC]
Oh sure no problem! I'm glad you like it.
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asnART In reply to ??? [2008-07-25 17:10:12 +0000 UTC]
I would be a tutorial on the face (a portrait) and a tutorial on a comprehensive character (body, arms, head, legs, feet).
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Theophilia In reply to asnART [2008-07-28 14:34:52 +0000 UTC]
Okay, I can try, but I'm still learning too, so it probably won't be as good as a professional.
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asnART In reply to ??? [2008-07-25 07:31:15 +0000 UTC]
If you could make other tutoriels on the drawings I would be very thankful to you. :joy:
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Theophilia In reply to asnART [2008-07-25 13:19:20 +0000 UTC]
Is there anything in particular you'd like me to do a tutorial on? Because I'd be happy to do so!
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Theophilia In reply to asnART [2008-07-24 19:47:13 +0000 UTC]
Thank you very much! I'm glad you find it so!
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imp4ever In reply to ??? [2008-07-08 11:36:51 +0000 UTC]
Loverly tut, really helped me get the hang of profiles! It'd be nice to have tuts for other angles too tho, but then again, I never really looked...*gets and idea*. Anyways, thank you so much!
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Theophilia In reply to imp4ever [2008-07-14 17:57:44 +0000 UTC]
Thanks! I'm glad it was useful. I'm not really good at some of the more bizarre angles but from what I'm seen, you can use these lines and proportions in the same way. Maybe I could try and do a tutorial with different angles.
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plunger02 In reply to ??? [2008-07-08 05:30:03 +0000 UTC]
thank you! this helps a lot for me
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Theophilia In reply to plunger02 [2008-07-14 17:47:47 +0000 UTC]
Good I'm glad you like it and that it's helpful!
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