A portrait step-by-step

Get a passport photograph of the person you want to draw. Follow the steps to draw their portrait.

1 Draw an oval, then a vertical and horizontal line. Draw the eyes.

2 Divide the upper part of the face into three equal parts. Draw the eyebrows and hair.

3 Divide the lower part into three equal parts and draw the nose, mouth and ears. Draw the neck.

4 Colour.

An Ancient Egyptian profile

Look and learn the steps to draw the profile of a woman from Ancient Egypt.

Nefertari (1290-1224 BC), Valley of the Queens, Luxor, (Egypt).

Look at these photographs. What is the difference between the two eyes? How would you describe Nefertari’s eye?

Now that you know what to do, complete the face of this woman from Ancient Egypt. Then, colour it.