Portrait

Research

Start collecting all of your inspiration for the project. No one photo should be used for the majority of the image (unless you took the photo)

Practice simplifying facial features

Below are examples of what you should begin to practice. You will want to find images of people online and use them for inspiration for all features.

For this step feel free to draw over other images. Make sure you don't do that for the final one though. Think about the expression you want to see on the face and how the eyebrows would look, what will the corners of the mouth do, etc.

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Hair & Accessories

This is the fun part where we are going to draw hair and accessories on our faces. Normally the hair line will come halfway between the eyebrows and the top of the head. Facial hair is also an option. Find styles and accessories on Pinterest if you need more ideas.

Put it All Together

Finalize your line work

Outline the final image before coloring it.