How to: Draw a Face, instructional packet
🎨 Human Facial Proportions Drawing Resource – Step-by-Step Worksheets
Help your students master the basics of drawing the human face with this structured, easy-to-follow resource! Perfect for introducing or reviewing facial proportions, this set gives learners the tools they need to draw accurate head shapes and place facial features correctly.
Designed for middle and high school art classes, this versatile resource can be used for direct instruction, independent practice, sub lessons, or as reference sheets in your classroom.
✅ What’s Included
- 📝 Instructional Reference Sheet – how to draw an accurate human head shape
- 📖 Proportions Guide (two versions) – step-by-step with text or image-only for flexibility
- 👀 Facial Features Worksheet – labeled sketches with drawing tips + practice space
- 🎭 Half-Finished Face Practice Sheet – students complete the drawing using proportion guidelines
- ✏️ Guideline Practice Sheet – light gray head shape with proportion lines for feature placement
- 🔲 Head Shape Without Guides – for practicing independent proportion drawing
- ⚪ Circle Starter Page – students practice the process from head-shape to complete face
- 👩🏫 Teacher Reference Page – tips for classroom use
🎯 Perfect For
✔️ Introducing facial proportions to beginners
✔️ Reviewing drawing techniques in middle or high school art
✔️ Creating laminated reference sheets for reuse with dry-erase markers
✔️ Self-directed learning at an art station or as a substitute lesson
✔️ Assessing student understanding of facial proportions
✔️ Serving as a springboard for more advanced portrait projects
✨ With these scaffolded worksheets, students build confidence and accuracy while learning one of the most essential drawing skills—capturing the human face!
