Drawing the eye of a child ‘The iris fs almost round in this drawing, but keep in mind that an iris visually changes shape from a circle to an oval (an ellipse) with the changing angle of the head; the irs Is rarely perfectly round, 1, Draw the outline of the upper and lower eyelids, the Iris, and the inner corner of the eye (See the first drawing in Figure 18-5), “The top of the iris is hidden under the upper eyelid, Draw your lines lightly, so they can easily be lightened later. 2, Sketch the eyebrows lightly (see the second drawing in Figure 18-5), Children's eyebrows are usually very light. 8. Draw the pupil and the highlight. Make sure the distance between the outline of the iris and the outline of ‘the pupll Is equal on both sides and the bottom. Note that the pupil Is closer to the upper eyelid. 4, Use your kneaded eraser to lighten all your lines. 5, Very lightly begin shading the areas around the eye, Look very closely at the shading In the first drawing in Figure 186. Carefully placed shading with crosshatching fools the observer's eye into thinking that there's aline defining the upper-eyelid crease. 6, Shade in the iris and the pupil (refer to the second drawing in Figure 186). ‘The shading lines on the iris all seem to point toward the center, and they are darker under the upper eyelid and on the highlight side. 7. With your HB pencil, draw only half as many eyelashes as you think there should be. Drawing eyelashes incorrectly can ruin your drawing. Many beginners make the lashes too long, too straight, or too thick. Look closely at the eyelashes in the second drawing in Figure 18-6. Note that they grow in many different directions, are different lengths, and are curved, They also appear thicker closer to the eyelids and grow from the outer edges of the upper and lower eyelids, and not the white of the eye. 8, Add shading to the white of the eye in the corners and under the id. Very light shading in the white of the eye under the upper eyelld and 0, cant ses Rap acts Sue nese Drawieg for Phare ‘To make an area lighter, pat gently with the pointed tip of your kneaded 2003 °Rendering the forms of a child’s nose ‘The basic shape of a child's nose is a large oval in the center, with two smaller ovals on both sides. 1, Draw a large oval with two smaller ones on both sides of It, as you see in the first drawing "The smaller ovals cut into the larger one and are slightly below it, 2, Add the outline ofthe shape of the nose and the nostrla see the second illustration 3, Lighten your lines with a kneaded eraser, and use the third drawing as a guide, to shade in the nose with crosshatching. Note the positions of the highlights, reflected light, and the dark shadow areas.Portraying a child’s ear from the front ‘The ears of children come in all shapes and sizes. Ears are the hardest part of a portrait to draw, but when broken down into four parts, it’s somewhat easier to understand, Most portraits are frontal views of faces. Gather your drawing supplies, and follow along with my step-by-step instructions to draw ‘a child’s ear as viewed from a frontal facial perspective: 1, Draw a Jong oval shape 2. Lightly sketch the four sections of the ear (as in the second drawing Refer to Chapter 17 to become familiar with the names of each part of . the ear. 3, Lighten your sketch lines with your kneaded eraser and redraw the shapes of the ear with neat lines (as in the third illustration 4, With patience and an HB pericil, complete the shading of the ear (refer to the fourth drawing ‘The highlights on the outer and inner'rims, the small lobe, and the ear- lobe remain whites Observe the dark shading behind the small lobe that marks the opening to the ear canal, Drowian for Damaces T0%dStructuring the developing mouth In the next two drawings of a child's mouth, note that the upper lip is defined with three oval forms, and that the lower lp is divided into two oval forms. 1. Draw the five oval shapes you see inside the lp line inthe first draw. ing in Figure 188, Keep your lines light because you need to erase them later 2, Use your kneaded eraser to lighten the lines of your five ovals, 8. Outline the upper and lower lips so your lines touch the perlmeter of the ovals, 4. Use your HB pencil to shade the forms of the five ovals (as shown in the second drawing in Figure 18-8). Asstume the light source is from the right. Take note of the highlights on each clrele, Refer to Chapter 6 to discover how to transform a clrcle Into a threedimensional sphere, 5. Shade in the areas of the lips that are not part of the ovals a little darker, This darker shading makes the oval forms stand out more clearly. 6. Use shading (not a hard line) and a darker pencil to shade the dark values of the opening of the mouth. TT Erase the lines around the perimeter of eraser, until they are barely noticeable, the lips with your kneaded Ifyou’ can still see the lines around the five ovals, pat them gently with a Polnted tip of your kneaded eraser until they are very faint, 8. Use graduated crosshatching (or hatching if you prefer) to smooth out the shading of the lips, 9. Shade in the forms of the face around the mouth, Observe closely the different values and the areas that are left white, The light is coming trom the right, so the shading is a little darker on the left