TOPIC 1: FRIENDS AND FAMILY

Henri MatisseGreen Stripe

Pablo PicassoWeeping Woman

Craig Paton AshSharon 1 Jan Chris Cilliers

Blue Sky

1: Draw an oval slightly wider at the top than bottom.

1:1 Lightly sketch a vertical line down the centredraw a horizontal line halfway between the top and bottom of the oval. This line will give you the eye placement. Divide the remaining space below in half and make a line there. This will be for the base of the average-length nose. Divide the space below that into thirds. The mouth will be at the top of those thirds; the rest will be the chin.

2: On the middle horizontal line, draw two almond shapes - these are the eyes.

3: Down the centre line, draw a nose.The nose is narrowest between the eyes and widest at the nostrils. Notice how the tip turns under.

4: Go back up to the top horizontal line. On either side of this, draw ears. Notice that the ears stick out wider at the top and then come in near the lobes. Some lobes are attached and some are loose.

5: Add a mouth. Make a flat,

rounded "V" shape that is dips

below the lowest line.

That will be the bottom of the

lower lip.

Join that smile line with a wide,

soft "M" shape—the top of the

upper lip.

Draw a very soft "m" shape

between the two, which defines

the separation of the lips, and the lip ratio.

6: Drawing the

hair. Hair is hard to

draw, but start off with

lines

(remember, this is line drawing).

7: Finish with the neck. The neck is thicker than we like to think. The sides start at the top of the jaw line and go down on a curve.

8: Add a collar or neckline of some sort.