Drawing à la Tim Burton

Drawing à la Tim Burton

How to start...

• draw a circle
• draw a line through the middle  of the circle to the bottom of your paper
• Draw the jaw by adding a teardrop shape under the circle

next...

• divide the circle into 3 equal parts
• draw the neck. Tim Burton draws a very long and thin neck. 
• draw the shoulders, make sure they are broader than the head

...the eyes..

• draw big circles for the eyes on the bottom line
• draw pupils, very small, you can play a bit with the position 
• you can adjust the circle to another form if you want

...the nose...

• draw the nose at the curved line beneath the eyes
• you can use a simple form or a bit more complex 

...the mouth...

• draw the mouth a little under the curved line, don't surpass the middle part
• you can do a simple mouth or a bit more complex 

...the eyebrows...

• draw eyebrows
• you can make your drawing look surprised by drawing them higher or angry by lowering etc.
• add eyelashes to the eyes if you want to 

draw the hair

• start at the upper line and end at the ears
• you can choose what ever hair do you like, be playfull.
• add lines to the hair t give it movement 

 details 

• add details to the face (scars, cheekbones, etc.)
• draw clothes
• leave a little space for a frame around your portrait 

shading

• add shade to your drawing
• add one colour to give it more depth
• you can use colors like blue, purple, brown...be creative 

frame

• draw a frame around your picture
• give your portrait a name
• don't forget your own name on the back of your picture!