Proportion and the human face

Proportion

and theHuman Face

Mona Lisa by Leonardo Da Vinci

Correct proportions

Draw an egg shape - not an oval

Draw a vertical line through the center

Draw a horizontal line through the center

Divide bottom half into thirds

Drawing the eyes

Draw 2 curves on the middle horizontal line

Create eyes on the curves

Add eyebrows above the eyes

Draw the bottom of the nose on the line below the eyes

Add a curve for the bridge of the nose

Draw a mouth above the bottom horizontal line

Draw the ears from the eyes to bottom of nose

Add a hair line above the forehead

Draw a neck starting under the ears and curving down

Adding shoulders

Erase guidelines, add details

Credits: •Face Proportionshttp://www.alifetimeofcolor.com/main.taf?p=2,1,1,5

•How to Draw Accurate Face Proportionshttp://www.ehow.com/how_2215833_draw-accurate-face-proportions.html

•Standard Facial Proportions•http://drawinglab.evansville.edu/face.html

•Clown Images •www.bing.com

•The Golden Ratio•http://www.geom.uiuc.edu/~demo5337/s97b/art.htm

•Clipart Hair•http://www.fundraw.com/clipart/categories/!Photo_Decorations/Hair/00000171