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Click Download Image to view the tutorial! (Large image)Basic Human Head Tutorial Part 1: Layout
This is one basic method for drawing the human head. I designed it for beginners, and I go step-by-step through three views: front, three-quarters front/side, and profile (side). The media I used for this tutorial are pencil and paper. I show and describe each step, then at the end I show all the steps together without words. This tutorial is continued in two parts, male and female, which can be found in my gallery [link] , along with basic tutorials on the male torso and female torso.
Continue to the Female Head section
Continue to the Male Head section
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Hi! This was sooo useful, that you so much! <3
I'm still practicing, so it's not perfect, but you helped me make that crucial first step!
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Thank you, this will help with my character turn around I am making. I am making a turn around to put into 3ds max, but I need a character first. Like I tell others, for some reason I am horrible at drawing out the lines and skeleton for characters. Basically I have troubles posing characters. But if you give me a person or something else to draw, I can do it just fine....Thank you for this. I will put it to good use.
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I suck at drawing figures, but practice makes perfect. Thanks for the awesome tutorial.
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Try clicking Download Image, to the right of the thumbnail.
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I can't believed I haven't got this faved before
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This should be very helpful ,usually art books skip over profile section . thanks!
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Quite useful! I'm working on my digital painting and I need to go back to basics!
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Ahaha, this tutorial really helped me with an OC I did. I despise the way her head and hair looked, so I used this help me. [link]
Do you like it? The comparison is within the description if you want draw a conclusion.
Thanks so much for creating this. It was simple and effective!
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Glad you found it helpful!
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I love you for human heds tutorials. it'll very help me ^^
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Sweet. Haha, love your last name. Mine is the same. 
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We do have an awesome last name, don't we? haha
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It is amazing. Haha
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I cant view the tutorial no matter how much i click the tumbnail. sadness...
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Try clicking Download Image, to the right of the thumbnail.
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OH! ok THANK YOU :3
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This is exactly what I was looking for, thank you very much for this!
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How do you measure how long the nose is? The book I have says eye and half. But really, how can you do that? Rip off piece of paper with that size. Any tips?
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You can use a ruler or put the tip of your pencil/pen at one corner of the eye and a fingernail at the other end and measure that way.
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Awesome. Now maybe all the heads I draw won't look horribly disproportioned.
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How do you do a chin? I tried reading the book and someone said that the author was wrong. 0o Is it straighter or curved? XD
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What book? And it totally depends on the face you're drawing and your drawing style.
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Jack Ham's "Drawing the head and figure"
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It's working fine for me. Maybe clear your browser cache and try again?
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This was incredibly helpful! Thank you for sharing!
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thanks a bunch for making this.....iv'e struggled with drawing a side veiw for ages
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Thanks for the tutorial! All the stuff about proportions helped a lot.
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how do u use a different image for the images icon?
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I don't know how to do it using the current submission form. There used to be an option to have a separate image for the thumbnail in the older versions of dA. Sorry.
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thnx anyways, i think you need to has a premium membership now
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Thank you - these tutes have helped me pull off the first sketch for ages that I'm genuinely pleased with 
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