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2-2	Different Ways to Draw Characters' Expressions
k_		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

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

vertically on the fuli face. This linę marks the bridge ot the nose.

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

Exaggerated Type Character

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