I’ll show you in this post how to draw lips in simple and easy steps using a basic triangle shape. By making little adjustments in the initial stage, numerous types of lips can be produced. One day, I somehow connected a pair of lips with a bow and arrow, which is how I came up with this technique, hehe. I consistently get emails from readers who have used this instruction and rave about its effectiveness. I’m hoping it works for you as well!
Simple and Easy Steps To Draw Lips
Here are some simple and easy steps to draw lips.
Step 1: Draw a Triangle
Make an extended isosceles triangle. Draw a curve (resembling a “u” shape) halfway down. The base of the triangle and the “u” form should be connected by a straight horizontal line. The lips will be wider the longer the horizontal line is drawn. They will be more chubby the shorter the line.
Find out where to place your triangle by viewing my tutorial on designing faces. It discusses dimensions and will assist you in determining the length of the triangle and the width of the lips while taking other facial features into account.
Step 2: Draw a bow
Make a shape that resembles a cupid’s bow to use as the outline for the top lip.
Step 3: Draw the bottom
Draw a curved line that stops at the base of the triangle to form the bottom lip. Use the horizontal line as a reference to finish the mouth opening.
Step 4: Decide on the light direction
Determine the light source’s origin after erasing the triangle. The light source in this illustration is located in the top right corner. Along with adding a cast shadow to the left side of the bottom lip, I’ve highlighted the spots I want to draw attention to.
Step 5: Shade the top and bottom lip
Both the top and bottom of the lip should be shaded, with STEP 4’s highlighted portions being the lightest. As you can see, the lower lip has a dark shadow under it. To indicate that the light source is coming from the upper right, it begins to diminish on the right side.
Step 6: Add lip wrinkles
A 0.5mm HB pencil can be used to draw lines on the lips. If you press too firmly, it will be challenging to get the desired result in the following phase.
Step 7: Blend the bottom lip
You can learn how to use a blending stump here. Smooth out the shading on the bottom lip. Avoid the areas listed in STEP 4. These places will give the lips a rounder, plumper appearance. You’ll see that the lip lines gradually begin to meld with the shading. However, they shouldn’t vanish!
Wrapping Up
Use this as your manual for sketching lips that have the wow factor, whether you want to improve your face-drawing skills, polish your portrait-drawing skills, or just fine-tune your lip-drawing approach. So we hope in this article you will get enough information on how to draw lips in simple and easy steps.