How to draw a nose?

In order to draw a portrait of a person, you need to be able to draw all the parts of the face correctly: eyes, lips, nose.

In drawing such a seemingly intricate part of the face, like a nose, there is really nothing complicated. The main thing is to understand the design of the nose. Let's try to draw a nose in a pencil step by step.

Proportions

Before you start drawing the nose,It is necessary to determine where he will be on the face. That is, to calculate the proportions. The front part of the head (from the growth of the hair to the chin) is roughly divided into three parts: the first part - the forehead to the eyebrows, the second - from the eyebrows to the end of the nose, the third - from the nose to the chin (although, of course, some people have a forehead more or less than two other parts). So, we found the location of the nose.

Define the angle

The portrait of a person can be drawn in three foreshortenings: in the facet, profile and three quarters (half-profile). Consider how to draw a nose in three positions, depending on the turn of the head.

Front view (full face)

If you look closely at the image of the nose, you can see that it has three main faces - the front face and the two side backs.

1. We draw a trapezoid. We divide it into three parts by lines parallel to the sides of the trapezium (as a result, one more trapezium of smaller size should be obtained). On each side we have wings of the nose.
2. We draw attention to the angle from which welook at the nose. If we look at the nose slightly from below, then we finish the trapezium "bottom", the lower area - there will be nostrils. If we look from above, then, on the contrary, the nostrils are not visible - the tip of the nose will be lowered below our trapezium. In any case, the trapezium will acquire volume - it will become a prism.
3. The upper part of the prism again slightly widens to the eyebrows. The transition from the nose to the frontal part should be smooth.
4. Drawing the transition from the nose to the lip - a kind of "droplet".
5. We add the volume to the picture - we stroke the wings of the nose. The nose and the tip of the nose can be left light. The nostrils will be the darkest. Also under the nose is a deep shadow.

The nose of a person in profile

In profile, draw a nose a little easier. The protruding part of the nose fits into the acute angle. We select this angle, and then soften it with smooth lines, paying attention to the shape of the nose that we want to represent - hunchbacked, straight, turned up, etc.

You also need to determine the distance from the nostril to the tip of the nose. Mentally from the teardrop of an eye we draw a line down. At this level there will be a border of the wings of the nose.

Three quarters

When the head is turned three-quarters, anotherfront nose area. In this case, the nose is also drawn through a prism, not just a straight line, but inscribed in perspective, also in a semi-profile. We only represent the two visible sides of the prism (or three - with the bottom, if we look at the nose from below). Again, observe the proportions and take into account the shape of the nose as described above.

In addition, you can use other tips for drawing this part of the face by reading another article How to draw a nose.