Step 1.) Observe, then draw the shape that you see. This will be President Bush's forehead.
Notice that the eyebrow region is similar to how a child draws a bird.
Step 2.) Observe, then put in the two shapes for Dubya's hair. Take your time and compare
the size of each shape.
Step 3.) Its time to put in Dubya's peepers. Instead of just focusing on the eye, I put in
the entire eye region.
Step 4.) In step four, I added the bottom of the nose. Take your time to notice the
spacing between the eye shapes and the line for the nose.
Step 5.) Add the wrinkle lines to the side of the nose and President Bush's mouth. Notice
that the region between the top lip and the bottom of the nose is trapezoidal. Also notice
that the former President's top lip is extremely thin and that the bottom lip is only slightly
thicker than the center part, where his teeth are.
Step 6.) Add the chin to your drawing. Also, notice the extra shadow line that I added.
Step 7.) Add the neck shape and the two ears. Don't stress too much about the shape of
the neck, but know that most caricatures of the former President, portray him with big ears.
Democrats and Republicans can both agree that Dubya has some prominent cartelidge on
the side of his head.
Step 8.) Add the teeth. Be sure to notice the strong shadow on the sides of the mouth but
resist the urge to go too dark between each tooth.
Step 9.) Spend some extra time on step 9. Add in President Bush's eyes and eyebrows. His
eyes are extra small and there is slightly less space between them than most people. Notice
that there is only a small amount of space between the eyes and eyebrows. Finally, add more
detail than usual to the region under the eye.
Steps 10-16- Please watch the shading portion of the video above and print out the PDF below
to assist you.
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