Drawing Head Shapes

Learning about drawing head shapes is your passport to creating awesome portrait art. After all, every single person you see has a different shape to their head, and this is something you’ll want to get right if you’re trying to capture a true likeness.

Whether you want to draw caricatures, cartoons or realistic portraits, you’ll get all the skills you need to produce amazing art in this fresh video course from new Pencil Kings instructor, Francis Vallejo.

Ever started drawing someone’s face only to find that the features just don’t sit right? Chances are, you’ve probably skipped that important stage at the beginning when you just take a little time out to think about what kind of head shape your subject has. For example, is it round, oblong, or square?

First up, you’ll learn about the seven basic shapes you can use to define different head shapes. They won’t take you long to learn, and once you’ve memorized them, you’ll have a handy visual library to refer to when you come to create your next portrait or concept art character.

Next, Francis introduces you to the five categories of the face – the head shape, left eye, right eye, the nose, and the mouth. You’ll learn about the relationships between each category and how you can put this new-found knowledge into your next painting or drawing.

As you get more familiar with head shapes, you’ll soon start associating different shapes with creating different characters. For example, you might associate a pear shape with the character of a good ol’ wholesome farming type, or you might start with a triangle to create a pizza chef!

Along the way, you’ll also learn about the rule of constant mass. And if you don’t know what this is yet, don’t worry – it’s just a simple technique that can make a huge difference to your drawings. You can see how Francis does it, and then follow along and have fun creating your own sketches.

So, whether you’re a newbie or a more experienced artist who wants to get into painting portraits or creating comic characters, you’ll find heaps of useful information in this fun video course. And, once you’re done, you can share your work on our Community page and get feedback from fellow artists just like you.

Here’s What You’ll Get From Watching This Video Course:

A full understanding of different head shapes

How to use a range of simple shapes to create any character

How to exaggerate certain elements for more dramatic effects

The skills to draw female or male characters quickly and easily

A full range of professional techniques at your fingertips

After watching this video course, you’ll have all the skills you need to draw a wide range of characters.

It’s amazing how much you can say about a person just by drawing a basic shape, and this fun series from Francis should have you filling pages of your sketchbook in no time!

You can cover a lot of ground in six lessons, and Francis has a great way of helping you memorize each step.

Because each lesson is so easy to watch, you’ll find that you learn more quickly. And this should help you get the results you’ve been looking for!