In this article we will show you how to draw lips from the side, so keep reading this post till the end.
Three illustrations are provided in this tutorial: an overbite, a normal bite, and an underbite. Please choose one example from the instruction to follow rather than drawing all three lips at once.
Steps to Draw Lips from the Side
Here are some of the steps to draw lips from the side.
Step 1: Choose top and bottom lip positioning
Depending on your first stroke, you’ll either draw an overbite, a normal bite, or an underbite.
Step 2: Choose the lip angle
The thickness of the top and bottom lips as well as the direction of the mouth’s corner will be determined by the second stroke.
Step 3: Draw a triangle
Make a triangle out of your sketch. The lips will be wider the longer your triangle is.
Step 4: Draw the mouth’s corner
Draw the mouth’s corner. This could be a straightforward dot, bracket, triangular, or raindrop shape.
Step 5: Draw the top lip
Start with either the top or bottom lip. I’m going to start with the top of the instruction. Beginning at the triangle’s upper left corner, draw a curve. This curve may generally resemble a triangle, jut out, or be drawn completely within the confines. All of it is up to you.
Step 6: Complete the top lip
Join the mouth corner to the curve you just sketched. A straight line should not be drawn across. A slightly curved line is preferable to a line that is entirely straight.
Step 7: Draw the bottom lip
Start your stroke from the triangle’s bottom left corner and wrap it around until it hits the top lip to draw the bottom lip.
Step 8: Draw the upper and lower lip
Raise your top lip. Don’t stretch out your line too much. The thickness of the upper lip should be at least as thick as the top lip.
Wrapping Up
I contend that the lips are a close second to the eyes as the face feature that conveys the greatest emotion. (Possibly tied for first!)
In this post, I walk you through step-by-step instructions for how to draw lips from the side in a realistic, naturalistic approach. Even if a single tutorial is unable to adequately address this topic, I hope that it serves as an engaging introduction! Keep an eye out for articles in the future that go into greater detail about the makeup, anatomy, and placement of the lips on the head.