Pencil Drawer

The nose is crucial as regards the overall scale of all other facial features of your pencil portrait subject. A poorly drawn will face a strong impact on the likeness of your subject. The nose is also a study in shading and blending.

Here are some questions you should keep in mind when drawing a nose:

* Shape - When drawing a nose, you should think about spheres and cylinders. The shading and the mixture is closely linked to that of a sphere and a cylinder. Be sure to first determine the location of the light source in your photo. This is crucial to ensure that everything looks real and natural.

* Planes - A nose has many plans and projections which all have a certain angle to each other. It is important to judge these angles correctly to obtain a good likeness. In addition, your eyes squinting to determine the type of shadow you are dealing with (hard edge, halftone, soft edge, highlight, or reflected light).

* Area darkest - Invariably, the darkest area will be found inside each nostril. These areas are always shadows, and very dark. Remember that shadows become clearer approach the source. In addition, the edges of shadows are strongest in the vicinity of the object that casts the shadow. The edges get softer approach to the source.

* Reflected light - Showing reflected light is very important model in three dimensions. It is usually found on the edges of the nostrils. In general, any surface that has a lip or rim show the reflected light. The reflected light is also found if you have an advantage shadow. Aboard the shadow is an area away from the light source and usually turns into a shadow. Between this border and shadow's shadow, you will find a thin layer of light reflected.

* Blending - As always, the mixture should proceed from the darker areas to lighter areas and should be done parallel to the edges of the zones and always follow the natural flow of the object. This will promote the illusion of depth and shape and thus the realism.

* Size - While the nose of everyone is different, you must remember the average size and placement of the nose, so you can always refer to this as you draw a real nose.

The nose is measured from the bridge between the two eyes at the bottom of the nostrils. This distance, on average, is equal to the distance between the bottom of the chin to the bottom of the nostrils.

The bottom of the nostrils is again average at the same height from the bottom of the earlobe. The space between the eyes is one eye-width and also gives you the distance between the outer edges of the nostrils. Of course, all these measures are referenced to a frontal view.

* Flow - Remember that the nose is part of the face. In other words, the edges should be thrown in the face and not to separate the nose from the rest of the face. Thus, the banks should merge into the surrounding regions plays.

In conclusion, it must be said that the nose is very important for the image of your subject. Pay special attention to the deviation from the standard measurements and location, as these are important elements in what is a good likeness. The guidelines above and the practice will make you an expert nose slide.