FACE DRAWING: How To Get Started

Want to know how to start your face drawings out in the right way?
In this video I’ll show you how to build a stellar foundation for your portrait drawings and how to avoid the mistake most people make if they’re lacking classical training.
No more wonky features or flat looking faces. This step by step drawing tutorial will help you get realistic looking results.
Assignment: Grab a couple of head shot images (be sure not to use selfies or poorly lit images) and draw them in the simplified manner I demonstrated. See if you can distill out the eye socket, nose box and dental mound for various angles.
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Materials I used in this video:
-smooth Newsprint paper
-Wolff's Carbon pencil 2B
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  • @Senyaphine
    @Senyaphine2 жыл бұрын

    Direct to the point, no unnecessary speech nor music! Very good video again Carolin!

  • @CarolinPeters

    @CarolinPeters

    2 жыл бұрын

    Aww, thanks so much for your kind words. That means a lot, Eliza!

  • @glenda7921
    @glenda7921 Жыл бұрын

    One of the best videos I have watched that CLEARLY explains the step by step process. SO happy I found this channel!

  • @CarolinPeters

    @CarolinPeters

    Жыл бұрын

    Yay Glenda! So happy you're here!!!

  • @nahidchowdhury463
    @nahidchowdhury463 Жыл бұрын

    this tutorial is amazing .......... you saved me

  • @CarolinPeters

    @CarolinPeters

    Жыл бұрын

    So glad it helped. If you want a visual step by step I have a free pdf tutorial that I linked in the description 😊

  • @chadourso9438
    @chadourso94388 ай бұрын

    Thank you for sharing your talent and your knowledge. It is greatly appreciated

  • @CarolinPeters

    @CarolinPeters

    8 ай бұрын

    So glad this was helpful for you! Happy drawing!

  • @dkatz7430
    @dkatz7430 Жыл бұрын

    This and the previous video have enabled me to draw with more or less likeness which was my big problem before. Thank you so much.

  • @CarolinPeters

    @CarolinPeters

    Жыл бұрын

    Glad it's been helpful!

  • @AnTran-ro7kh
    @AnTran-ro7kh Жыл бұрын

    Thank you 🥰

  • @CarolinPeters

    @CarolinPeters

    Жыл бұрын

    You're so welcome! Happy drawing to you

  • @billgallagher8182
    @billgallagher81822 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for this, Carolin. This portrait series has been so helpful. I look forward to the next video!

  • @CarolinPeters

    @CarolinPeters

    2 жыл бұрын

    That's so great to hear!

  • @mrchristian8782
    @mrchristian87822 жыл бұрын

    thank you for this, very informative again!

  • @CarolinPeters

    @CarolinPeters

    2 жыл бұрын

    You're so welcome! Glad it's useful.

  • @rebeccalilienfeld4519
    @rebeccalilienfeld45192 жыл бұрын

    Thanks, Carolin! This was quite helpful. I always have trouble placing the eyes.

  • @CarolinPeters

    @CarolinPeters

    2 жыл бұрын

    Oh great! I'm glad it was useful. In the previous video I talked about proportions a little bit, which may help you with the eyes, too.

  • @neil9896
    @neil98962 жыл бұрын

    Thanks again Carolinfor another very useful video.

  • @CarolinPeters

    @CarolinPeters

    2 жыл бұрын

    You're so welcome, Neil!!!

  • @richardhamilton9053
    @richardhamilton90532 жыл бұрын

    Great video, Thank you so much. You made the difficult (for me) into something fairly stright forward. Now to practice.

  • @CarolinPeters

    @CarolinPeters

    2 жыл бұрын

    Excellent Richard! That's music to my ears. Tag me in your practice pictures if you every post them on Instagram, so I can give you a virtual high five

  • @changelling
    @changelling Жыл бұрын

    OMG!!! I've been watching youtube art videos for about 4 years now and never came across your channel! You are an amazing teacher! Will def look at your class more closely! The first time I felt enthusiastic watching videos on how to draw faces. Not sure what it was, if you've had some vocal training or smtg similar, but your voice doesn't make me fall asleep and your analogies for explaining the things are awesome!

  • @CarolinPeters

    @CarolinPeters

    Жыл бұрын

    Oh that is such a nice thing to hear. I'm happy these videos are keeping you awake and drawing ;) What are your drawing goals for yourself?

  • @changelling

    @changelling

    Жыл бұрын

    @@CarolinPeters well, at the moment mainly a hobby, but hopefully I want to get good enough at it to work on commissions after I retire from my current job. Still far far away from happening, but would love to get really good at drawing! And still investigating mediums such as coloured pencils, panpastels, watercolours, pen & ink, etc. Anything really. I need to take a good course. I am a good student, but I feel like developing my art skills might require some tutoring... I had a look at the website and there are no spots available. I entered the waitlist, so let's see! Tks for the content!

  • @CarolinPeters

    @CarolinPeters

    Жыл бұрын

    @@changelling Gotcha. I'll be sure to reach out soon :)

  • @ManojKumar-pb2jp
    @ManojKumar-pb2jp11 ай бұрын

    Mind blowing knowledge thanks for information 👌👌👌👌👌👌👍😁

  • @CarolinPeters

    @CarolinPeters

    11 ай бұрын

    So glad it was helpful for you!

  • @ManojKumar-pb2jp

    @ManojKumar-pb2jp

    11 ай бұрын

    @@CarolinPeters hello...... 🙏Yes this is very helpfull...... 😊

  • @timtim-ik7ol
    @timtim-ik7ol2 жыл бұрын

    tnx

  • @CarolinPeters

    @CarolinPeters

    2 жыл бұрын

    You're so welcome. Let me know if you have any drawing questions for me.

  • @coldartstudio4461
    @coldartstudio44612 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much! This was soo helpfull! 😄💙 By the way.. should I practice this method drawing from photos or real life (self portraits etc.). In January 2022 I will be doing entrance art exams in art school. There will be a portrait from a life model and figure composition painting from imagination..

  • @CarolinPeters

    @CarolinPeters

    2 жыл бұрын

    Hey there, I'm so happy this was useful for you! It really doesn't matter too much if you draw from life or photo for the structural practice drawings. The important part is that you use good reference images, though. Don't use images with weak/indirect lighting, don't use selfie-style images (because the way we usually hold the phone for selfies makes the camera distort the face), don't use images of people smiling/laughing/etc. A neutral face with a nice 3/4 direct light source is perfect. If you have someone willing to sit for you, that's great, too. But often they expect to see the drawing and that opens a whole other can of worms, especially if you're still just practicing. Let me know if you have any more questions about this :) Good luck with your entrance exams!!!

  • @nihaljoseph1479
    @nihaljoseph14792 жыл бұрын

    So good

  • @CarolinPeters

    @CarolinPeters

    2 жыл бұрын

    Aww, thanks. I'm glad you liked it :)

  • @nopewmv3377
    @nopewmv33772 жыл бұрын

    Ah, pretty helpful

  • @nopewmv3377

    @nopewmv3377

    2 жыл бұрын

    Not a single tutorial on KZread teaches about the eye socket, but this one!

  • @CarolinPeters

    @CarolinPeters

    2 жыл бұрын

    Cool! Glad you think so :)

  • @CaptMenek
    @CaptMenek2 жыл бұрын

    another banger

  • @CarolinPeters

    @CarolinPeters

    2 жыл бұрын

    Lol, I hope that's a good thing ;)

  • @blockwrecker3457
    @blockwrecker3457 Жыл бұрын

    What pencil you're using?

  • @CarolinPeters

    @CarolinPeters

    Жыл бұрын

    Whoops, sorry, just seeing this now. Materials I used in this video: -smooth Newsprint paper -Wolff's Carbon pencil 2B (carbon pencils are a bit less powdery than charcoal. I love their buttery feeling against the smooth newsprint)

  • @neil9896
    @neil98962 жыл бұрын

    Carolinfor? Sorry about that.