How To Draw Man Lips
Drawing man lips requires a good understanding of both pointing and basic facial structures. To get a realistic mouth, it’s important to be intentional with your strokes, starting with the lips’ top and bottom elements. With practice, you can draw lips like a pro in no time. Here’s an easy tutorial to help you get started.
1. Sketch The Basic Structure Of The Lips
Before diving into specifics, it’s important to get the basic structure of the lips down. Start by drawing a slightly curved line that’s slightly thiner than the lips with a fleshy outline. Think of the lips like a simple upside-down kidney bean shape, with two bumps on the top and bottom. This will be your basic outline on which you can add more details later. Don’t forget to add a line for the philtrum above the lips.
2. Block in Color for Your Lips
Once you have the basic structure of the lips down, it’s time to add some color. Using a light-colored colored pencil or marker, draw a line around the outline of the lips in a real-life color. Simply fill in the outline from the previous step with the color of your choice. Keep the color on the lighter side so that you can add darker shades and shadows in the next steps.
3. Add Contours, Texture, and Details
Now that you have the basic structure of the lips down, it’s time to add more subtle contours, texture, and details to your creation. Using a darker color, trace around the outline of the lips in a slightly curved line. This is to give the lips a more realistic shape. Then use a thin, fine-tipped marker or colored pencil to add finer details to the lips. Add shadows in the corners of the lips, as well as texture strokes and lines radiating out from the center of the lips. Feel free to experiment with colors and textures to give the mouth a realistic look.
4. Finish Up The Lips
Now that you’ve added texture, contours, and color to your man lips, it’s time to finish up the details. Start by adding wrinkles, creases, and other details around the outer edges of the lips. This will give the lips a more realistic look. Then, you can add in subtle highlights by using a lighter colored pencil or white pastel to highlight the center of the lips. Finally, use a fine-tipped brush and a colored pencil, or a thin black marker to draw in the details of the philtrum above the lips.
5. Add Final Touches To The Lips
With the structural elements of the lips already in place, it’s time to add some final touches. Start by adding subtle shadows and highlights. Use a lighter or darker pastel or a colored pencil to add shadows in the corners and highlights in the center of the lips. You can also add color to the inside of the lips using a darker shade of the same color that you used for the outside. If you want, you can also add a few dots or lines of color on the philtrum. Finally, finish off your man lips with a final layer of gloss.
