How to Draw a Laughing Face
from wikiHow - The How to Manual That You Can EditDo 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.
Steps
- Draw a big circle.
- Draw a rectangle that will act as a jaw from inside the circle protruding downwards.
- Draw 2 ovals for the ears on each side of the rectangle. Draw a triangle below the rectangle for the chin.
- Find the center line . Draw a line across the top of the ears.
- Draw 2 more guidelines: 1 across the middle of the ears and 1 below them.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Ink in the drawing then erase the sketch.
- Color your drawing.
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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