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By Helen South, About.com Guide to Drawing / Sketching since 2002

Drawing the Mouth

Wednesday August 27, 2008
One of the hardest things about portraiture is getting the mouth right. You need to observe carefully, and really study how the mouth locks into the structure of the face, and notice the subtle changes of plane that occur. This article on Drawing the Mouth has examples and tips to help you draw a realistic mouth.

Comments

September 20, 2007 at 6:06 am
(1) richard backhouse says:

Thanks for these tips on drawing I find them very useful. because they are short I can work through one in a .lunch break

September 5, 2008 at 3:40 am
(2) ashanu says:

give me hints to teach drawing to my 4 year old

September 8, 2008 at 5:26 pm
(3) Artist Anika says:

Another great tutorial. The mouth is difficult, I always find myself drawing it out of proportion with the nose. Thanks so much!

September 8, 2008 at 5:27 pm
(4) Artist Anika says:

Sorry if this appears twice, that last comment didn’t seem to register.

Thanks for the tutorial, it was very helpful. I always have problems with the proportions between the mouth and nose.

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