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For starters, let’s draw a typical hero-type head. Since everything is easier when you’ve got a few rules to follow, here are some tips you ought to remember:

The head is generally five eyes wide.

There is one eye’s distance between the two eyes.

To determine the width of the mouth, draw an equilateral triangle, starting at the top (bridge) of the nose. The triangle goes down, touching the nostrils at the outside of the nose, right? Of course! Weil, the width of the mouth is determined by where the two lines cross the mouth linę! The same shortcut applies to the chin.

Simply start your triangle underneath the nose, through the lower lip (where it starts to tum up) and, when it touches the bottom of the head—Eureka! That’s the width of the chin!

At this stage, keep your faces simple. Notice there are no extra lines in the forehead or around the nose or chin.

Keep the nose somewhat smali and make the chin strong and firm.

Give the hair body and thickness. Don’t just let it lie fiat on the head.

Keep the mouth simple. Notice the curve of the upper lip—and just a smali simple linę for the lower lip.