Beginners guide to drawing SIMPLE FACES in 4 steps

How to draw a face in a really simple way, step by step for beginners.
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CHAPTERS:
00:00 How to sketch a simple face
00:28 Loomis Method Basics
01:42 My Sketching Method
03:56 Sketch Example 1
06:39 Sketch Example 2
08:50 Sketch Example 3
11:06 Sketch Example 4
13:41 Adding a Wash
17:56 Adding Highlights
18:47 Final Results / Summary
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[@SketchingScottie]

What do you get stuck on when you draw faces? If you'd like the templates and references I've uploaded them to my Patreon page for my supporters there: www.patreon.com/posts/how-to-sketch-82881975

[@Blick_Art]

Finding "landmarks" in the subject and using them for measuring proportions is so important- it's a fundamental skill that could be refined for a whole lifetime!

[@SketchingScottie]

well said🙌🏼

[@kenvng]

Just amazing how he can pin point the silhouette so perfect and accurate. have to train myself to do that. What is the trick?

[@captain4318]

@@kenvng Mileage. Just lots and lots of practice. Get yourself a small sketchbook and try to fill a couple pages every day!

[@sheilasinghal2922]

This is genius! I still struggle to draw faces quickly, so this is really helpful. And love the use of purples for shadows. Also happy to see the Signo white gel pen. I don't know why people always recommend the Sakura Gelly Roll instead. To my mind at least, the Sakura is deeply inferior to the Signo for decent solid whites.🙂

[@gavinkaufmanworld]

Excellent video - thanks for sharing Scottie 😁

[@AntonioCandela-qo6un]

BRAVO ! PERFETTO !

[@CraftNClover]

Stunning....... I will definitely try .......

[@arlenewalsh8671]

Thanks so much. This is really helpful. Can’t wait to try it out 👍

[@michaelbyrd7883]

Yea, the sketches help because they make sense, simplicity can be a key to success. I can be expressive without intensive labor. Appreciate it Scottie!

[@spokenlanguages6216]

Inspirational. I use the same pen for writing too.

[@petelangforduk]

Very helpful, thank you.

[@jayneyharmony]

Thanks that was really wonderful

[@harmansarwar4557]

Thank you- you are a genuine gift.

[@TriniRoyQuiReyes]

I appreciate that the details and depts are there, even though they are small faces. I certainly will look at this again . Thank you for sharing I'm a new friend here.

[@user-wl3bl2kk2z]

Thank you very much! No doubts, I will try!

[@allieeverett9017]

You are working so small Scottie...it intimidates me and yet inspires. Genius!!!

[@kenvng]

Thank you so much. Your sketching is so loose and seem so easy. I would love to just be able to do it like that. I would love to take some of your classes. I also so love to dabble little of water color too. Look so cool. Thank you so much.

[@cartoonblock]

Good technique 👍🏽

[@isabelmartin40]

Muchas gracias!❤

[@user-zv4oy9ti8d]

I had always tried to find my way of drawing style , but now I have found one . Thanks

[@Dianarts-ee3lw]

Not only for beginners. The most simple way is the best way. Thanks for this Video dear Scottie 😘

[@ellymeerleveldt614]

Thank you Scottie for this great sketch👍.

[@SketchingScottie]

Thanks Elly, glad you liked it!

[@DeniseBrooks1955]

Thank you!👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@brendadoyle643]

Excellent !

[@katemccarthy2463]

This was very helpful thank you. Looking forward to watching more of your tutorials 😊

[@SketchingScottie]

Thanks for watching Kate!

[@blackysalvat982]

Beautiful video ❤it was my first time watching your channel.

[@nigelhill74]

Great stuff! Thanks!!!

[@SketchingScottie]

thanks Nigel!

[@7775Kevin]

This was tremendously helpful. Your method of placing the small dots works very well for me. My results are not nearly as good as yours at this point, but I am much better than I've ever been. Thanks very much for this!

[@SketchingScottie]

great to hear some improvement!

[@zebontheweb]

Thanks! I think starting with a grid can be good, but intuition and freestyle drawing is best. When you are struggling to correct your work, go back to these techniques… when you outgrow them, move along

[@rozadavideos3713]

Hello. You are a fantastic teacher. Merci beaucoup.

[@SketchingScottie]

Thanks a lot Rozada🤗

[@francescodimeo9525]

Bravo Thankyou, ho imparato moltossimo

[@aracelilopezmunoz4569]

Es fabuloso,gracias😂❤

[@tedkostek100]

Liked the video. The shapes of the face are really helpful. Also, I liked the way you applied the wash. I tend to make things too much like a coloring book. I like the way you followed the lines, but not too much.

[@SketchingScottie]

Thanks a lot Ted!

[@raulbudusan]

What a great video! 😊👍 thank you so much

[@marysortinoart]

Excelente very very Claire and didactic your método!

[@marysortinoart]

Hello, tengo mi IPad en negativo y no se como arreglarlo. Tu con que dibujas y sobre qué? veo todo negro y blanco lo que escribes. Parece que tengo un filtro y no se como sacarlo

[@SketchingScottie]

Thanks Raul🙌🏼

[@sweethomes674]

Excellent 😊

[@deepakk1944]

So good

[@SpectreKritical]

great vid❤

[@trisht5064]

very helpful thank you 😊

[@SketchingScottie]

thanks Trish!

[@annestrauss161]

This is very helpful. I like the four dots idea. But how do you get the proportions and shapes for the initial outline?

[@SketchingScottie]

The initial outline was from straight from observation, with the 'tear drop' shape of the head in mind. But please try drawing the tear shape in pencil first if that gives you a better start. This was something that I could have included in the tutorial in hindsight! 😊

[@cassandrascott2613]

Thank you!

[@SketchingScottie]

You're welcome Cassandra!

[@kerrylaw100]

Hi from New Zealand 🇳🇿 your videos are super fun to try it takes so much pressure off to not have to try to do every detail… but can I ask why you use purple for the shading instead of a dark grey or similar 😊

[@SketchingScottie]

thanks Kerry! the purple is a personal preference I’m trying at the moment. feel free to use a dark grey or blue instead! 😊

[@thomassutrina8296]

Finished the 6 wk Ian Roberts composition class with using pencil for learning value breaking up a drawing, and the Love Live gesture 7 day challenge. and I was looking for a portrait tutorial. My goal is to have a simple one that can be used as I start painting with people in landscape. and get closer to the people as I move forward.

[@SketchingScottie]

Hope this helped!

[@krystalannawilliams2653]

Great

[@pjsplantlife6831]

Brilliant! I have struggled with small faces. I will be trying this soon. Thank you for sharing. 😊

[@vaishalimoharir8984]

Thank you sir Scottie I am a student of age 12

[@maribelchopo9703]

Hola, soy de Catalunya, España. Me ayudan mucho tus consejos. para mi es muy dificil dibujar personas. me cuestan las proporciones, la forma en los movimientos. la cara. Me gustan tus dibujos simples. Lastima que no se ingles y he de ir leyendo los subtitulos y me pierdo como vas dibujando. Pero todo y así, me gusta mucho seguirte. Esta muy bien tu manera de hacer proporciones. Muchas gracias.

[@SketchingScottie]

Gracias👍🏼

[@gnamsu]

Thanks again! Love watching your videos, one of these days I’m going to try drawing these things for myself 😂

[@SketchingScottie]

good for it!🙌🏼

[@user-un4pb9mc3f]

Hello teacher can you please make a lot of videos about how to draw still life..

[@Bearwithme560]

Thanks for this. Re: your uniball pen, how to you keep the tips flowing freely? Mine are a source of frustration in that they seem to get clogged up quickly, though l shake, soak, rattle and roll.

[@SketchingScottie]

My Uniball pens don't seem to have that issue at the moment. It could be the paper you're using? They flow a bit better on the Stillman & Birn beta series sketchbook I'm using than other paper I've tried. Also I have been storing them upside-down in a glass jar which keeps them running smoothly 👍🏼

[@Bearwithme560]

@@SketchingScottie 👍👍

[@johnwdavisjr]

Your links for the uni ball in your videos take you to Uni ball vision, but you are clearly using Uni ball eye. Is there a difference?

[@SketchingScottie]

The vision and eye are the same. For some reason they are listed on Amazon as Vision but I buy them in Australia as eye.

[@patriciajlou4183]

Bonjour, y aurait-il par hasard des sous titres en français ? Si oui, comment s’y prendre ? Merci pour tout 😊

[@anshu2638]

How to increase of a potrait just double of original size?

[@TertiaryChrome]

My first tries at sketching the silhouette have met with failure : I feel a bit lost without my head landmarks. ^^'

[@SketchingScottie]

Yes you can try this again but first sketch the sphere with a pencil if that will help👍🏼

[@user-gb7fv6hl3f]

いいね

[@help2660]

The simplicity makes really cool unlike to the realistic one.

[@SketchingScottie]

Yes there's something really nice about simplicity!

[@lubnakhan1716]

Hi Scottie. I've send you collaboration email. Please view it

[@emdomgab]

Why do my sketches all come out looking like guys?

[@SketchingScottie]

Hi Mary! There are two features that I work on to make my faces look more feminine. The jaw line should be more of a 'V' shape with a slightly pronounced small chin (A man has more of a 'U' shape jaw). Then the next is adding darker top eye lashes 👍🏼

[@emdomgab]

@@SketchingScottie Great. Thanks so much!