HOW TO DRAW THE HEAD AND FACE - SIMPLIFIED

No need to be intimidated to draw faces! Want to know how to get the facial proportions in the correct place simple and fast? I share my tips for simplified proportions, then show you how I use the simplified proportions to do my loose faces. I do several examples in different mediums so you can see how I use the proportions to make a face.
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[@kaarinponsford1136]

I can’t draw, I have never been able to. I drew 1 face and my goodness, it actually looked like something. I am not exaggerating when I say I cried. I actually have the courage to keep going. I am filled with gratitude.

[@sandihester]

Wow Kaarin - thank you for taking time to let me know this was a help to you!!!

[@KittehNow]

I couldn't agree more! I sat down and cranked out 4 quick sketches after this video. I sketched women's faces with Neocolor II, and they turned out SO SO CUTE AND FUN! I'm not a drawer, either, but these turned out so whimsical, and with such personality, it took my breath away because I didn't think and I used crazy colors and it just "happened". Kaarin, I'm so happy for you. Isn't this a BLAST???

[@KittehNow]

@@sandihester you are changing lives here, girl!!

[@kaarinponsford1136]

@@KittehNow I love Sandi’s channel, I love her! Ooo Sassi I’m dreaming of getting the neo Color 2s. Your reply popped up am I’m newly reinspired. Keep drawing 😀🌸

[@sandihester]

@@KittehNow 🥰😭

[@thoughtdujour]

Four minutes and 21 seconds into this video at 5:45 am CST and I'm already thinking "The advice thus far is life changing" followed up with ".... the information provided here gives me the confidence to try this out myself". THANK YOU for taking the time to create this video.

[@mhd5826]

"Blop it in..." THIS is the kind of technical description I enjoy. And the eighties hair drop ins cracked me up - been there!

[@gradyhester4456]

So simple and easy to do with your enthusiasm and instruction! Can you believe it, my first collab - and it's likely to go viral! Whoa!!!

[@sandihester]

GRADY HESTER YOU CRACK ME UP! I don't think we can exactly call that a collab "Mr. Funny" but if that makes you feel better we'll call it that! But I can assure you that it WON'T go viral!

[@Skinnychelle48]

I could only draw pumpkins a year ago. I practice no pressure sketching daily and now I can actually look at something and sketch it pretty nicely. Daily sketch and paint practicing has helped me improve soooooooo much!

[@plj63]

Thank you so much for all the inspiration you give! I love every single thing you post! Please don't ever change.

[@vivvv2630]

Sandi! This is the best… lesson… EVER! LOVE THIS!!! 💥💥💥🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻

[@sandihester]

Eeeeeee- I’m so glad to hear that!! 🤗🤗🤗

[@thefreylife]

Ahhh!!!! I think I’m gonna try 😬🙌🏻 thank you for empowering us to try try try!!!

[@sandihester]

REALLY?!?! Go for it Mary - you got it!!!

[@franswey2]

Awesome! A wonderful lesson and artwork. Thank you for sharing and being so generous with your time. I only wish it had been longer, I wasn’t ready for it to end or say goodbye. I love spending time with you. 🤗❤️💐

[@sandihester]

Oh Fran, I'm glad it wasn't too long - I was worried about that. I'm soooooo glad you enjoyed it!! Whooohooo!

[@DanaBarbieri]

I'm just a minute in and I want to tell you how much I LOVE your art. Thank you for sharing with us!

[@sandihester]

AWE - really?!?!!!! Thank you soooo much! I REALLY appreciate you watching and for taking time to give me a kind comment!

[@user-tv1zw9mn3o]

It’s really amazing how you pull it all together.

[@elizabethcameron6045]

I LIKE the last portrait in particular. Yes.

[@LindaTanner-oc4nc]

I've tried and tried to draw a portrait and was once told my 'people'' were 'grotesque'. Now, for the first time in 78 years I finally drew a face that was proportionally correct. She was actually kind of cute. Thank you for this tutorial...you made it possible for me to finally get one right! And you're lovely!

[@sandihester]

Wonderful!

[@onesweetlife2469]

I have NEVER been able to draw or paint faces!! Until today!! When I followed along with this video. I love how you took us thru all the different mediums. Thank you! Thank you! 👩‍🎨

[@sandihester]

So glad to hear that 🙌🤗!!!

[@LenaRivo]

It is such a pleasure to observe the freedom with which you paint, Sandi! I absolutely loved the oil pastel portrait! ❤️

[@sandihester]

Well goodness Lena - what a compliment to get from such an accomplished artist. Thank you so much!

[@gracefolk.ministries]

You are such a blessing...an answer to prayer! Thank you for sharing your work and process!

[@MichaelWurmJr]

Omg. Your old pictures and the cricket sound .... I was DYING!!! LOL!!!! 😂😂😂😂

[@sandihester]

So glad it gave you a laugh!!! 🙌

[@Better_Than_I_Ever_Was]

Thank you so much for this video. I’ve never been able to draw faces….I had so much fun drawing a face as I watched the video. I’m going to keep practicing. I really enjoy your channel. 😊💕

[@linahwang9980]

I love your faces, Sandi! The ones you draw and your face. 🥰 From zoom meetings to lose figures and contour drawing and enjoyed this video so much that I started my Sunday doing watercolors. Keeping things loose has really helped me, I dedicated a sketchbook for ink drawing and add watercolor washes. The lines are more natural without going back and forth with pencil and fixating on making it look realistic 🥰 thank you for this channel and the endless inspiration. I find myself rewatching videos and an urge to create.

[@sandihester]

Oh man, Lina, THANK YOU! I'm soooo happy to know this channel has been so inspiring to you!!!! So much more fun too isn't it to not get all uptight and just enjoy the act of creating - it's not easy to do but it's worth it! Thanks for your kind comment!

[@hopeful8975]

Thank you for sharing your process…love your work!

[@Courageouswomanco]

Thanks Sandi! This is very helpful!! You crack me up!!

[@jamiemorris3526]

Mystele mentioned your channel! Thanks so much for this great video!

[@sandihester]

That's awesome -thank you!!

[@bagobeans]

I love your videos. I watch them to get pointers and advice. This one was particularly good as I am struggling with faces. I mostly do birds and cats. 😸 I have expanded to doing faces as I have been so bad at them and so avoided them. But this video was a wonderful help. Thank you, again!! 🎉

[@dianelevy2855]

Absolutely love your creative/artistic style. Great tutorial! Thanks for the tips and inspiration.

[@emilyzena7070]

I love your work; the colours sing.

[@sandihester]

Thank you Emily!

[@NADA-ok2ce]

These are so much fun! Thank you

[@judykeathley7094]

That was so great Sandi ! it obviously inspired a bunch of us. You make it so much fun and doable. It's really helpful to see you go through your own process of being unsure if something is gonna work --and then fooling with it and voila ! it turns into something you like . Because you're in charge of the filming and editing you could cut out the parts where you feel unsure and you could make it look like you always know exactly what you're doing every second. Instead you let us see the whole creative process !! Thank you once again. ( and just for the record , I'd definitely pay for these lessons! )

[@sandihester]

Oh man Judy, what an encouraging comment to get - thank you so much! I'm so glad it's helpful to see the process - I have 2 reasons I want you guys to see the "messy" parts - 1. to see how the process works 2. to see that it doesn't always work. I really really really want you guys to see that we don't always create good stuff. And I want to show you guys what it looks like to still have fun painting even though you didn't create a master piece but created something more worthy of the trash can than the wall but ALL of it goes into the 'master pieces'.

[@eileenroth9868]

Thank you! This is the easiest, best explanation to drawing faces I’ve seen! I’ve watched and read many lessons. I am amazed at the symmetry God has created in Us and Nature! Truly Divine and Awesome!🩷

[@hannahfranklin3229]

Love this video even more the second time around xx

[@phyllishigley6161]

That was so fun. Thank you!

[@mvswaaij]

Great lesson Sandi, thank you .

[@wildlingshomeschool7347]

My 6 yr old son Reid said he loves your art ❤

[@sonyrandazzo]

Very helpful Sandi thank you!

[@lisanilsson3214]

LOVE THIS!! 🤩

[@cindyrouner9518]

Great video, Sandi! Thanks for putting it together. Very informative!

[@sandihester]

Oh good - I’m so glad it was Cindy

[@cassiehatch5711]

This might be the most helpful tutorial I’ve seen on KZbin yet! Thank you so much-love your channel! Started watercolor 5-6 months ago and have recently discovered the awesomeness of oil pastels!!!!!

[@gracied7379]

I just love your art style! You are a positive spirit that inspires me to work on my own art!

[@sandihester]

I'm so glad to hear that Gracie!!! Thank you for watching and for taking time to leave me such a nice comment!

[@CreatingCuteArt]

Totally obsessed with this!

[@kimhollis9416]

Love this - so handy

[@kr2112]

I watched it for a second time, in maybe twelve to twenty four hours, because it’s that good! Thank you! It’s funny, because I’m always afraid that by making up faces they will seem hollow to the viewer. But these feel familiar. Maybe it’s because the proportions are correct. When you talked about using something as a reference and then said from your paintings it made me wonder if those paintings are from a reference of a specific person from life or photo. Also, if you haven’t done it already, I hope you’ll make a similar video of figures, and even animals. But people for sure. Thank you! :-)

[@sandihester]

So glad you enjoyed it that much Kimberly!!!

[@kabruder]

You know how to teach in a simple and fun way Sandi. Loved it (as always) ❤️

[@sandihester]

What a compliment Karen! That give me encouragement to do more of these in the future! you're so kind!

[@Dani.Coates]

LOVED every single second of this

[@sandihester]

I’m so glad!!!!

[@cheekyauschick]

Absolute best teacher ever !

[@sandihester]

thank you Katrine!

[@JoAnneMOwens]

Great video, Sandi…very, VERY helpful! Thank you

[@sandihester]

So glad to hear that!!

[@madelynsmith8281]

Who has been your influence on your drawings of people? They are really amazing. I just adore them. They have such personality. I love how you put color down. Beautiful artwork. ❤

[@crystalipock9725]

I am so glad I found this video on your channel! I can draw faces! Woohoo! Thanks so much for this lesson. I am so, so grateful to you for this. I am new to drawing and painting and this just changed my world!!!!

[@KatieWellenbergMusic]

Beautiful works! Thanks for sharing!

[@sandihester]

Thank you Katie!

[@michellemarie1956]

You have encouraged me to try. Such a wonderful video. Thank you!

[@sandihester]

I’m glad to hear that!

[@montanaphoto]

Very helpful, thank you!

[@KittehNow]

36:23 I JUST LOVE HER!

[@lbmillmore2525]

This was fun. Great instructions. Will try this myself. Thanks

[@sandihester]

Oh good! Thank you!

[@OllieandBella]

Wow- this totally blew my mind! Thank you Sandi for an amazing video- yet again you’ve inspired me to try faces/people and also not to be afraid of using different mediums. It’s so fun seeing how they turn out! ✨

[@sandihester]

Go for it! I'm so glad this was helpful!!!

[@thecrabbies3]

This was awesome and so inspiring. It was really helpful to see you apply the process in several mediums. Thank you for sharing!!

[@sandihester]

So glad it was helpful!!!

[@moonseed8347]

Best video for drawing faces… you made it so easy to understand. Can’t wait to play around with this

[@sandihester]

Oh, I’m glad it was helpful!!

[@SevenUnwokenDreams]

Thank you so much for doing this. At this stage in my life I've decided to finally learn how to draw. I don't have the skills. But now I have done this exercise and it went well. I have hope.

[@firdyk]

This tutorial was so much fun

[@carolinel.6204]

love it, thanks

[@Halonablack]

Wow! You made this so simple and approachable for a new artist like me.

[@maryc2938]

This is the best training for how to draw a face that I have ever seen -- thank-you 👏

[@sandihester]

Whoohooo - thank you!!

[@meganarline]

I am so happy I found your channel! Your art is beautiful and your videos are creative and inspiring and interesting. I am going to try a pastel face tomorrow. Thanks!😀

[@sandihester]

Thank you! Hope the pastel face was fun to make!

[@terryhorowitz7076]

This is soooo helpful & great!! I recently discovered u & subscribed. Thank you!

[@sandihester]

I’m SOOOO glad it was helpful Terry! And welcome!

[@Skinnychelle48]

Greaaaaat video for me as a total beginner with art!

[@roseannehebert3682]

So cool. Thank you

[@emmiejackson7554]

Thanks, Sandie --- very helpful!

[@sandihester]

You are so welcome! I'm so glad it was!

[@riittahakala5689]

I really ❤ this.

[@liliangarcez3180]

Thanks! It cleared up a lot for me!

[@sandihester]

So glad Lilian!

[@lovebacken]

so so helpful. really want to play now. thanks

[@sandihester]

Oh good!!! Have fun playing!

[@kr2112]

This is an EXCELLENT video!!! Thank you so much! I’ve taken a LOT of classes in college and art school. NO ONE has ever explained this even halfway as much or as well as you. Thank you!!!

[@sandihester]

Wow, thank you!

[@kr2112]

@@sandihester You’re welcome! It’s true!!!

[@junemaguire9988]

I have loved this video thank you so much...

[@sandihester]

You’re very welcome!

[@lauraking1331]

Terrific! Thank you so much for taking the time to teach proportions this way. In college I had many anatomy courses - never this simplified, never this fun! I'm touched by your ability to capture such expression in your faces, your eyes, with an economy of gorgeous, intuitive marks. As always, it was such a treat to spend time with you. Time to make a bunch of faces now. 😊

[@sandihester]

Laura, I'm so glad you liked it and man alive - thank you for sharing that part about having anatomy classes - I was worried this be boring for people that already knew these proportions. My favorite part of your comment "time to make a bunch of faces now" - whoooohoooo -go gettum!

[@lauraking1331]

@@sandihester Good grief. This is the opposite of boring! You're a great teacher. I don't think anatomy is ever easy. Maybe I'm alone in this - but I've mostly steered clear of making faces for years. 😳 You've encouraged me to take the plunge again.

[@sandihester]

Well thank you Laura!!!!! What encouragement! I steered clear of them for a long time too and then I just finally got over myself - I say that mainly because we'd be out and about somewhere and I'd want to sketch people but was too embarrassed and somewhere in doing this channel (hanging it all out there all the time) got me over it - I just worked on my 'self talk' and said "who cares - I'm never going to get better if I don't practice and if I do something bad well, then Grady and I will just laugh real hard over it and it will be worth the laugh". But even with this thumbnail I used (the last sketch I did) I was like "oh goodness, I like it - but maybe it's bad". I often just have to tell myself to shut up!

[@lauraking1331]

@@sandihester Getting over myself. Well, that's the key isn't it? No better advice than that. And more laughs are always a good idea. 🤣 Thanks again!!

[@mariepaxson1699]

Awesome lesson! This helped me so much

[@sandihester]

Glad to hear it!

[@sweethomes674]

Excellent -thank you😊

[@AlyonasWatercolourCreations]

We have to do a collab!! Have been watching your videos for a while.. love your studio vlogs and art style ❤️🤗

[@sandihester]

Awe, thanks Alyona!!! A collab would be fun! Send me your instagram handle and I'll message you. Or just message me on insta

[@nicolemitchell446]

Wow, this was amazing! I used to think I could not draw faces, now it’s like anything I put on a page, as long as it’s in roughly the right place it instantly looks like someone. This information was gold! And you made it all seem so simple and easy. Thank you so much for sharing this ❤️

[@sandihester]

Ohhhhh awesome! So glad it was helpful!!!

[@elli382]

Thank you, i love this. I just found your channel yesterday and am all over my sketchbook!

[@sandihester]

🙌❤️

[@sandihester]

Welcome!!!

[@kathleenbain3952]

Thanks Sandi! I love how buttery those oil pastels are. Might have to purchase and give them a go! 😉 😍

[@sandihester]

You're welcome! Yes the are really buttery - that's a good way to describe them - soft butter. Just in cast you don't know this -they don't dry all the way. Just would want you to know that before you purchased because they're not cheap.

[@impish22]

Sandi, these faces made me so happy..!! I'm going to try it too... I've been trying faces, but I always make the eyes too far apart.. this really helped me..!!

[@sandihester]

Oh my - I’m so glad to hear this was helpful!!!

[@minniehelvey4710]

Best tutorial on faces I have ever seen. So simple ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️Can’t wait to try Hope the body gets added to the head. The formula is so simple. I am sure u made it simple. Hope I can do ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️U are the best.

[@sandihester]

Thanks so much Minnie!!! I’m so glad you enjoyed it! I am going to do a full body tutorial at some point!

[@JoAnneSmith-di8ok]

Thank you for this tutorial. I needed more help with my faces.

[@sandihester]

You are so welcome!

[@twochairsoneartist1829]

Thank you for the simplicity and the encouragement to be loose.

[@kyeongd9070]

A new subscriber here. This was so fantastic! Thank you, thank you!!!

[@sandihester]

Welcome!!! So glad you enjoyed it!

[@joanzivi7425]

This is a wonderful video. Thank you, Sandi. And I love the final artwork you made. I'm so glad I recently discovered you (thanks to Mystele, one of my favorite mixed media artists, who mentioned you on a recent vlog post).

[@sandihester]

Thank you so much! Welcome - so glad to have you here! I'm really glad you enjoyed the video! I put a new one out every Friday!

[@KLeonardM]

Sandi, watching AGAIN please more tutorials life this

[@christinebarone2151]

Simplified and very helpful. BTW you two are too cute 😘. Love from NC.USA

[@sandihester]

Thank you!

[@sandylee1717]

You make everything fun

[@sandihester]

Thank you!

[@carolmarashian2]

Wow. Where have I been all of my life? When do kids learn fractions? When he has his fractions down pat is when this lesson should be introduced. Third grade/eight years old? Thank you, thank you Sandi. I am ready to play with this!

[@susanstrong4277]

So funny. I really liked the one you wiped off before.

[@OlgierdKostanowicz]

Very useful. ❤

[@wendytaylor1486]

Soooo cute,lovely,made us laugh.😂😂😂😂😂

[@sandihester]

so glad to hear that!!!!

[@jamiemorris3526]

Mystele mentioned your channel. Thanks for a great video!

[@sandihester]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@KikiFu]

I have no clue how I missed this video. I've been a sub since before you did the colab with mel Chadwick. I appreciate you posting this in the card on the newest video. Love the pastel faces 💕

[@sandihester]

🤗🤗🤗

[@ChanceYears]

Love love love this. Gave me a way to have confidence in tackling faces. Would love it if you did a video on side views of heads, or partly side views. Thanks!

[@sandihester]

I struggle with side views too!

[@creativeartwellbeing]

This was a fantastic video!! Many thanks for sharing.... I am now inspired!!! I am currently into flowers and landscapes as I am more of a abstract artist.. however this has now given me some confidence to look at portraits... I have just ordered a set of Sennelier oil pastels to take a start with! I am a new sub!! I will keep watching you, as I am now hooked. - Oh and I love your fun personality, you make me smile :)

[@sandihester]

Well welcome! I’m so glad this was helpful!!! Thanks for letting me know. Well, you are going to have a blast with those new pastels!

[@creativeartwellbeing]

I can't wait for them to arrive 💕😍😊

[@AWonderfulSheep]

Hi Sandi. I'm a few months late but I'm here! Thank you for this. I've started drawing again recently, especially faces so I wanted to finally catch up on this video for your tips. Even if I'm not able to comment or keep up, please know I'm rooting for you and inspired by all the great content you've been putting out!💜 This weekend will be drawing lots of egg faces 😚

[@sandihester]

You've been such an encouragement to me from the very beginning! I'm so thankful for that! I hope the eggs go well!!! I know you'll do great!

[@sarahzahed531]

Thank you for this, Sandi. Could you do one for landscapes pleasssseee???

[@BijayaLakshmiSarma]

Hello. Could you please make more "How to" videos? I can't believe that I could draw a face following these instructions. It was so much fun. More power to you, Sandi. You're an amazing human being. Everything you do is just so beautiful and inspiring. Sending you hugs.

[@sandihester]

Thank you! I’m so glad it was helpful! We are actually working on making some more class like videos for sale on my website- hoping to have some this year

[@BijayaLakshmiSarma]

@@sandihester that sounds wonderful. All the very best to you. Can't wait... :) ❤️❤️❤️

[@debsmith7050]

Appreciate the guidance; with all that you share :) Seems your style has changed after your work with Nancy Gruskin... I like what you are doing now - and before 💙

[@sandihester]

I would say that I’ve been moving to a different style for a while - maybe more in my sketchbook at first. Thank you for your kind words about my work!

[@Angela-jy8um]

Good video. What people often don't know is that for realistic faces the bottom lip is always lighter than the upper lip, because the upper lip is in shadow and the bottom lip catches the light.

[@ilcasuelyilca6520]

Pastel e guache abrem novas possibilidades.

[@CHCHNZ461]

Another great video, Sandi and TFS! Love how your husband agrees to be your test case. 😀 You are a natural and I will be super happy and grateful if you can do a tutorial on the people with the vintage clothes when time allows.

[@sandihester]

Thank you Tersia! Ok, what does TFS mean???? I will be doing a tutorial on how to do proper proportions on the whole figure - you'll have to put your own vintage clothes on them though :).

[@CHCHNZ461]

Thanks For Sharing (TFS) ❤️

[@CHCHNZ461]

@@sandihester I am so happy you going to do a tutorial on figures, Thank-you. ❤️ I have been creating all sorts of stuff for many years but, always wanted to draw however, gave myself that nasty title "I can't draw". In the beginning of 2020 decided I am going to draw no matter what it looks like. I bought a few of "how to draw books" (have one favourite) and searched KZbin and discovered your channel a few months back. I immediately loved your wonky style, plus you have such a beautiful personality that adds to the charm. Thanks Sandi I am very grateful you are making the videos. ❤️

[@sandihester]

@@CHCHNZ461 Wow - Tersia you go girl! I love that attitude! Everyone has to start somewhere.Thank you for your kindness! Keep up the work and ENJOY it!!!!