What’s the difference between a portrait and a self-portrait? A portrait is a drawing of someone else and a self-portrait is a drawing you make of yourself. You can use these steps to make either a portrait or a self-portrait! If you are making a self-portrait, you’ll want to use a mirror to see all of the features of your face.
Start by drawing an upside down egg shape. Make sure you are drawing it big enough – we don’t want it to be too small on the page.
*I am making my pencil marks dark so they show up in the picture but you will want to make yours very light until you know they are right. Use light pressure and draw your lines so they are just visible – this will make them easier to erase later.
Make some guidelines – again, draw these very light as we will erase them later. It’s important to remember that all of the guidelines and proportions used are for an “average” face – we’ll have to adjust for our own proportions
-One vertical line that divides the face in half
-One horizontal line that divides the face in half
-A second horizontal line that divides the bottom half in half
-A third horizontal line that divides the lower section in half
Add in ears if you see them – they sit between the top of the eye and the bottom of the nose.You can also add in a neck – no floating heads here! Make sure it’s strong enough to hold up that head – Feel your neck and notice how it goes right up to your jawline.Add in any finishing touches – Hair, Jewelry, Shading!