Learn to Draw the Human Head!

How to Draw Heads
This will be the introduction on how to draw heads on this site. Take a quick read so you know what to expect to learn and note any particular challenges you want to overcome.

Head Anatomy
Follow along as we talk about the head in this head anatomy lesson and know what you need to learn to build a strong artistic foundation for drawing people.

Drawing the Skull
The basics of the head: teach yourself to keep everything above the neck proportional by learning how to draw the skull with correct measurements and intersecting lines.

Face Muscles
Though we are getting into specifics of the head, it's still important to note how face muscles work. Therefore, it is good to build upon your skull by learning how to paint face muscles.

How to Paint Faces
Take what you learned so far about the skull and the face muscles to learn how to paint faces with you digital tools. Be careful to note where the different dips and rises of the face are.

Male Faces
Ready to apply what you know about the human head? In this lesson, we will focus on different ways of drawing male faces from scratch with only a few reference points. It's easier than you think.

Female Faces
A popular topic, let's take what you know about the human head, the skull, the face muscles, and utilize it for drawing female faces. Its curved lines that will make a difference here.

Baby Faces
Exactly with the male and female faces, take what you know about the head and apply it to drawing baby faces. Note how the proportions have changed compared to the adult faces.

Face Profile
In this lesson, you will learn how to draw various face profile positions from the front, the side, and the three-quarter view. Always keep a mental note of the perspective lines to help you out.

Facial Angle
How would the head look like if someone is above or below you? Continue to use your perspective points and draw facial angle perspectives of someone looking above and below eye level.

Female Portrait
Apply what you know so far about the human head and follow along in this quick guide outlining digital drawing techniques for drawing a female portrait.

Male Portrait
A challenging lesson, apply what you know about digital drawing basics into drawing a male portrait as a means to expand your comfort zone and artistic foundations.

Portrait Painting Techniques
Using a well formed monochrome base, discover the portrait painting techniques that will add color that will transform your digital drawing into a digital painting.

Learn to Draw Faces
Follow along this portrait painting tutorial and learn to draw faces digitally. Skip onto the next section for facial features if you're not ready and come back when you are.