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Many people find drawing noses difficult, especially from the side. Creating basic shapes as a guideline will make the process of drawing noses a lot less difficult.<\/p>\nMany people find drawing noses difficult, especially from the side. Creating basic shapes as a guideline will make the process of drawing noses a lot less difficult.<\/p>\n
Here is a list of materials I used for the tutorial below.<\/p>\n
– Mechanical Pencil with\u00a00.5 mm 4B Ain Lead<\/a> To draw the profile of a nose, you want to start out with 2 round circles which are spaced generously apart. (Imagine there is a third circle in between the 2). For the next step, I’ve drawn a triangle to give you guidance on how to draw the bridge\/slope of the nose.<\/p>\n Click here<\/a> <\/strong>to learn where<\/em> to place these circles on\u00a0a\u00a0face!<\/p>\n Draw a curved slope up and around the left circle to form the tip and bridge and a curve below it to form the philtrum or cupid’s bow. The cupid’s bow\u00a0should not go too far to the left or right. Draw\u00a0it somewhere in\u00a0between the 2 circles.<\/p>\n Make a looped shape for the nostril. It should not be too long or too big. Again, try to draw between the 2 circles.<\/p>\n You can erase the circles at this point and start shading. As you can see, the shading technique employed in this tutorial is circular. That will help achieve a more realistic skin texture. In my shading tutorial, I cover a few more shading techniques as well as give tips on how to shade smoothly. Click here<\/a> to go to my shading tutorial.<\/p>\n Make sure you leave some areas highlighted.<\/p>\n Here, I have darkened some areas as well as went over the highlights with the end of a kneaded rubber eraser. The outlines have also been erased slightly. I used the\u00a0blending\u00a0stump<\/a>, to blend\u00a0around the highlights to make the skin look less harsh.<\/p>\n I hope you enjoyed this tutorial on how to draw a nose from the side! If you have any questions or requests, let me know in the comments below!<\/p>\n
\n– Kneaded Eraser<\/a>
\n– Blending Stump<\/a> (learn how to use a blending stump here<\/a>)
\n– Smooth Bristol Paper<\/a><\/p>\nHow to Draw a Nose from the Side<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Step 1: Draw two small circles<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\nStep 2: Draw the bridge, nose tip and philtrum<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\nStep 3: Add the nostril<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\nStep 4: Shade the nose<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\nStep 5: Highlight prominent areas<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\nStep 6:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>Touch ups<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n
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