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Different Ways to Draw Characters¹ Expressions

Drawing For Real! Parts of the Face and Position

I As explained on the previous page, when drawing the face, the most important linę that you draw is the cross-line. It is the first one you draw and decides position and direction. Drawing the features, the eyes and the hairstyle may be morę fun but it is the cross-lines that decide the character design. So, pick up a pencil and have a go at drawing the real thing.

Real Type Character

2. Next, the midline is drawn vertically on the fuli face. This linę marks the bridge of the nose.

1. First of all, the horizontal cross-line decides the height of the eyes.

Exaggerated Type Character 3. Then, the horizontal lines that decide the positions of the mouth and eyebrows are drawn. The distance between these two lines decides the size of the eyes. The knack when drawing the character below is to draw these lines wide apart so that the eyes are big.

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