How to Draw a Face from the Side Profile View (Female / Girl / Woman) Easy Step by Step Drawing Tutorial for Beginners

Today I’ll show you how to draw a realistic woman’s face from the side view. This profile view is of a beautiful female’s face and I guide you through the drawing process by using simple geometric shapes, alphabet letters, and numbers. You can do this…drawing heads has never been so easy.

Learn How to Draw a Face from the Side Profile View (Female / Girl / Woman) Simple Steps Drawing Lesson for Beginners

Written-Out Step by Step Drawing Instructions

(Step 1) Lightly draw a circle guide line. All guide lines in this tutorial are in blue and will be erased later.

(Step 2) Lightly draw guidelines through the center.

(Step 3) Draw a backwards letter “E” shape.

(Step 4) Use the guide lines to place facial features. Draw a letter “C” and “S” shape.

(Step 5) Draw a heart-like shape and draw a sideways “V” with a line through it.

(Step 6) Draw a curved line and a backwards #3 shape (partial #3, that is)

(Step 7) Draw a curved line, a straight line, and a letter “S”-like shape.

(Step 8) Draw an upside down “?”-like shape. Draw curved lines below the ear. Draw lines in the ear.

(Step 9) Draw a curved line above the nose. Draw a backwards #7-like shape. Draw a curved line as the side of the nose.

(Step 10) Draw some curved lines. Draw a kidney bean for the nose’s nostril. Draw a line on the eye.

(Step 11) Draw a partial circle for the back of the head. Draw lines for eye lashes. Draw a curved line for the front of the neck.

(Step 12) Add lines for hair.

(Step 13) Draw little lines in a curved arc for the eye brow. Darken the eye lashes.

(Steps 14-17) Shade the face.

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  • Ok, to no extent am I a good drawer but, I just found out ON MY OWN that if you barely graze to paper to the point your lead is hardly touching. Then, shade the whole thing and erase around your figure it gives it darker skin!

  • Mine didn't turn out that good but is better than it would be without the help. Thank you!

  • This is a great tutorial!!!! It helped me draw the best drawing I've done in a long time and is surprisingly easy to use. Thank you!!!

  • Found this tutorial by accident , I have some skills and these step by step stages really increases my confidence to draw new and familiar / unfamiliar subjects awesome .

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