How Do You Draw A Human Head?
Drawing the human head is one of those art projects that many people seem to find particularly scary. Part of the reason perhaps is our innate sense that our eyes are at the top of the head. When we try to draw the head that way, we realize how misguided we are, and we often give up. There is a way to make it work. Follow along. Take a pencil with which you feel comfortable and practice drawing very loose, very light circles and ovals on several sheets of scrap paper. Get comfortable with the idea of not putting down any hard and dark lines on the paper. Fill the paper with these shapes until you feel ready to tackle the next step. Use a good sheet of paper for your new drawing. Draw an oval, narrow end down, with very light strokes. You should barely be able to see the lines you draw at this point. This is the basic generic shape of a human head. Keep in mind the following proportions in order to get an accurate representation of a human head: the eyes are in the vertical center of th
