How to draw a side face? Let me demonstrate to draw it step by step with realistic and anime style

Hi cutie, I am Comic black rainbow. After I introduced how to capture the proportion of facial features last essay. Some cuties ask me, what about side face? Actually, the proportion of the side face is similar to the front face. This time I directly used the files to demonstrate to you how to capture the proportions of side facial features.

Further reading you might find interesting:

（Download the auxiliary line of head proportion）

（Download auxiliary line of cute head proportion）

If you not yet read the essay that How to draw head? Key proportions of facial features to make you draw a beautiful face and The rule of drawing Anime cute head!? After reading the article, you will learn to draw a cute head, please read them first so that when you read this essay you can keep up the content. If you think this content is too simple and you want to know the knowledge clearer. Welcome to watch the video on my Youtube channel, you will get a detailed explanation.

First of all, I grab the head and ear positions (the relative position details are welcome to watch the Youtube video).

And I draw nose, mouth, and chin.

Facial features are all concentrated in the front 1 / 3.5 position when we draw the side face, so drawing eyebrows and eyes and you’re done!!!

According to the auxiliary line to grab the outline of the head.

Then draw the eyebrows, eyes, nose, and mouth. It may be strange when you draw them at first, but it doesn’t matter. After we draw the facial features, we can modify it.

After drawing the eyeballs, because the mouth and chin part looked a little weird, I modified it again! After that, we finish it!!!

You can download the file made by Comic black rainbow

（Download the auxiliary line of head proportion）

（Download auxiliary line of cute head proportion）

Follow the steps in the article or video and try to draw. Observe the relative positions of eyebrows, eyes, nose, and mouth on the side face. After memorizing those proportions, you can use it and try to adjust the proportion

according to your needs when you create a character. As mentioned in the previous article How to draw head? Key proportions of facial features to make you draw a beautiful face, this realistic face proportion is a recognized average. It doesn’t the same ratio to everyone. But when you create something, if you adjust your creation after you have the conception, you will find that It’s easier for you to draw what you want to create. This is why we need to learn theoretical knowledge. It’s not right that "theoretical knowledge is just blank; skill knowledge is actual capability". It’s right that “combine theoretical knowledge and skills, and use them so that you can get the real weapons”.

I am happy that you read this article, I hope it can help you! Download the file and try to practice it!!! If you have any problems or questions during the practice, you can tell me in the comment below or share with me comment below or by social media or mail!!!