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Published: 2017-02-16 01:10:02 +0000 UTC; Views: 1689; Favourites: 129; Downloads: 0
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This tutorial focuses more on how I set up a face/how I base them out. I know there's the common method of a single line down the center of the face but that never really worked for me, and eventually I came up with this after a lot of trial and error. I hope this helps others
while this is obviously in my style, I got the whole ladder idea from real human faces, and thus it can be applied to other styles as well 
The step that will probably be most helpful to anyone is the fourth, which is my basic ladder setup. This setup can be played with, each space between a "rung/line" doesn't have to be a square, I find males tend to have more rectangular and elongated spaces (which is why the face I drew looks more feminine).
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This is wonderful! I have a really hard time with faces from the sides, so I think this might help me out with that!
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Thank you for this tutorial. I was looking for something like this.Β Β
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If you like my tutorials I have a whole folder of them
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Nice! I'll go through them all.Β Β
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I've tried a lot of different ways to draw faces semi-realistically but they never quite look right. I think I'll give your way a shot, so thanks for the advice.
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I hope it works out
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Great! That is actually super helpful as one key problem I have is my males looking too effeminate.Β
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I have that same problem, so I'm constantly doing face studies of the subtle differences between male and female features
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Yay I am not alone~ That's an idea I need to put into action more often.
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I tend to focus on the eye height and jaw when it comes to differences between their faces. The depth of the brow ridge also has an impact but that comes in more with coloring than proportioning unless you're doing side views. There are also stereotypically feminine noses and mouth curves but those have less of an impact. I find the eyes have the biggest impact, the jaw second, then the smaller details.
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Oh, thank you that is really import stuff to know. (And I previously didn't) Now I know to watch how I do the eyes and jaw closer.
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whoa even though i don't do art, this is a really cool tutorial! XD
meanwhile... *ogles Keller* god just as i expected, he looks so cool!! *squeals*
hahaha i can see what you mean about his hair but i think you did a good job~ <33
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I think the hair turned out great this time ^^ he's a bit more feminine than I wanted but I think that's because I decided kind of half way through to draw him and the base was already rather feminine XD Ah well. I'll get him down eventually.
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I think so too! XD
Ooh i would love to see what's the difference between a feminine and masculine base then.
Hahaha he's still cool either way~ <33
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there's not that much difference really, aside from the height of the eye line. The more masculine you want a character, the closer to the brow line the eye line should be.
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ooh i see! how about the shape of the face?
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Aside from the jawline and maybe the length slightly, there's not a heck of a lot of difference in shape as far as I've noticed.
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Ah cool! I learnt something today. XD
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This is a different but effective method of drawing the head and face. It really helps!
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Thanks you! I am not very good at drawing people so this is very helpful
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I'm happy to help
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Awesome! I'm trying to practice drawing so this'll really help! |D
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I don't think I'm going to follow the tutorial exactly (I'm going for a more cartoony looking style than a realistic style), but I will definitely borrow things from it. That little side oval to represent the side of the head, for example, seems like a really good idea. :0
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That's completely fine 
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