I use a simple step-by-step method to draw balanced face proportions. Starting with a circle and center line, I map out the jaw, ears, and features like the eyes, nose, and mouth using halfway points.

Art students work for years to learn to create good portraits that capture the likeness of a subject. Even among trained artists, it takes a special talent to draw faces accurately. This problem ...

Let’s try an experiment: Draw a face. Nothing fancy, just an oval with eyes, nose, mouth, some hair. What you’ve produced probably looks like a cartoon Neandertal. Just about everyone tends to draw ...