How to Draw Realistic People

Make sure you draw lightly so it's more of a sketch than the final project. When you are finished with the sketches, erase them. They are easier to erase now that your lines are lighter.

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   Create a medium-sized circle at the top of the page.
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   Bisect the circle with a vertical line extending out of the circle at the bottom. Add connecting lines to form the guides to jaws and the chin of the human head.
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   Join three horizontal lines for guides to the eyes, nose and mouth.
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   Draw lemon-shaped circles on either side for the eyes and the a small curved line for the tip of the nose.
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   Draw the realistic lips of the human at the bottom of the nose symmetrical of shape on either side of the vertical dividing line.
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   Make the eye-lids and the eye-brows as well.
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   Create a realistic shape of the ear-outline on either side of the head originating from the eye-level.
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   Draw guides to the throat and the shoulders.
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   On the basis of the guides of the head, draw the hair of the human.
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    Erase all sketchy guides and draw clear and final lines.
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    Color the realistic human character.
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    Apply shades and highlights to the color.
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