Friday, April 13, 2012

How to Draw a Laughing Face


How to Draw a Laughing Face

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Do you need to add some expressions to the characters you draw? Here is a tutorial to show you how to draw a laughing face. Just follow these easy steps.

Laughing-face-Intro

Steps

  1. Draw a big circle.

    Laughing-face-circle-Step-1

  2. Draw a rectangle that will act as a jaw from inside the circle protruding downwards.

    Laughing-face-rectangle-Step-2

  3. Draw 2 ovals for the ears on each side of the rectangle. Draw a triangle below the rectangle for the chin.

    Laughing-face-ears-and-chin-Step-3

  4. Find the center line . Draw a line across the top of the ears.

    Laughing-face-center-line-Step-4

  5. Draw 2 more guidelines: 1 across the middle of the ears and 1 below them.

    Laughing-face-eye-line-nose-line-Step-5

  6. Using your guidelines, draw the sockets by drawing 2 circles between the top and the second lines. The nose tip should be on the third line. The shape of the nose is a diamond.


  7. Draw the details. Since this is a laughing face, draw 2 curved lines for the eyes in the middle of the sockets. in the top part of the socket draw another set of curved lines for the eyebrows.


  8. Draw the details for the nose. Draw the desired size of the nostrils using triangles then draw curved lines to show the nose, as seen in the image.


  9. Draw the mouth open, forming a horizontal "D" shape. Laughing is differentiated by opening the mouth widely, showing the teeth and tongue to maximize the effect.


  10. Ink in the drawing then erase the sketch.


  11. Color your drawing.

    Laughing-face-color-Step-11


Tips

  • You can open the eyes a bit, it still shows laughter
  • Don't be afraid to widen the mouth a bit, it depends on what effect/style you are after (ex exaggeration, realistic, etc...)

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