Mapping:
- Common beginner oversight: making the nose too long.
- Usually, the tip of the nose lies halfway between the brows and the chin. There are exceptions but it’s a good idea to do a double check on nose length.
- Helps to start with an oblong sort of shape.
- There aren’t actually many hard edges on a nose, which is why it’s a bit tricky. You can exaggerate the lines a little to give it a bit more structure.
- The end of the nose is a globy sort of protrusion.
- The nostrils face down so they’re sitting amongst the shadowed areas of the nose. (So they’re actually quite subtle. There is a tendency to make them stand out too much).
- There is a darker step area between the tip and the nostril highlights.
- Something I’ve noticed: I have a tendency to forget perspective and make the nose too wide in 3/4 view.
