Basic Drawing Made Amazingly Easy (Made Amazingly Easy Series)

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The 3/4 view is an entirely different construction for the nose than we’ve drawn thus far. The placement of the nose in this ang ...

The bridge of the nose curves out slightly. The bridge of the nose ends, but the contour line continues, curving in slightly. ...

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The female nose is treated quite differently from the male nose, in that the definition between the bone and cartilage areas isn ...

Structure of the female nose ...

In practice, artists often omit much of the definition of the female nose, especially the bridge. This results in a softer overa ...

It’s a stylistic choice among experienced illustrators to indicate only one side of the bridge of the nose, omitting the line on ...

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The nose is one uninterrupted, sweeping line. Small area of the tip can be rounded off. Upturned ...

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Use very few markings to define the female nose. ...

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Shadow underneath the nose is subtle or omitted entirely. ...

The female nose in the 3/4 view glides down from the eyebrows to the tip of the nose in one sweeping line. The ball of the nose ...

The bridge of the nose is wide on top but thin in the middle. Center line The eye line is curved, because it wraps around a cur ...

Areas for shading indicated. Erase or lighten this line for a feminine look. ...

Notice the heavy shading between the eyebrows and upper eyelid. The reason for its inclusion is that the eyebrows protrude over ...

Chin The basic contour of the upper lip Shape of the lower lip, which is actually split into two separate halves. ...

Create a thin dimension for the upper lip, which never acquires any significant thickness. Add small creases at the sides of th ...