How to Draw 3 - A Baby's Face

If you are thinking that you want to draw a baby’s face there a few tips and tricks you can use. A baby’s face has different proportions then an adult’s face. A baby’s face is approximately one-third of the cranial mass. So what exactly is cranial mass? Cranial mass refers to the area of the head this includes the skull while the facial mass is just the facial area of the head. So the baby’s head is three times larger then the face.

Let’s take a look at how you can proportion the face correctly with the aid of some sections. Now keep in mind that these are guidelines and there will be some babies that will be exceptions to these rules. First let’s look at the horizontal sections, Figure 1-1:

The first line (A): this line is halfway between the top of the head and then bottom of the chin; it should touch the top of the ears and the top of the upper eye lid.

The second line (B): this line will touch the bottom of the ears and the bottom of the nose. To measure this line, go half way between the first line and the bottom of the chin.

The third line (C): this will be the bottom of the lower lip. This line is half way between the second line and the bottom of the chin.

The fourth line (D): this should be at the bottom of the chin bone, not the bottom of the baby’s “double chin” which is very common in young babies.