Why does the nose start from a ball?

The ball and the two wings give the nose its volume before the nostrils and bridge are drawn in.

What is the difference between the styles?

Pencil uses light guide lines and soft hatched shading in the last box. Clean ink keeps earlier lines light gray. Colour steps shows each new line in red.

Can I ask for a different nose?

Yes. Type a different nose, such as a hooked nose or an anime nose, and the page is built to that request. The result is not guaranteed to match the nine shown.

Are these hand-drawn?

No. They are illustrations made for this page, not scans of hand drawings.

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How to draw noses: a nose from the front, in profile, in three-quarter view

How to draw noses — a four-panel step sheet drawing a nose from the front, a center ball, two side wings, the nostrils and a light bridge line, the numbers "1" to "4" in the box corners, graphite pencil sketchbook style, faint construction lines in the early boxes darkening to a confident outline, soft hatched shading only in the final box

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Reading 3Three-quarter

Step sheets for people practising faces who find the nose hard to draw. Each picture builds one nose in numbered panels, starting from a centre ball and two side wings, then the nostrils, the bridge and the tip. The three subjects are a nose from the front, a nose in profile and a nose in three-quarter view. Type a different nose, such as a button nose or a hooked nose, and the page is built to that request.

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Frequently asked questions

Why does the nose start from a ball?: The ball and the two wings give the nose its volume before the nostrils and bridge are drawn in.
What is the difference between the styles?: Pencil uses light guide lines and soft hatched shading in the last box. Clean ink keeps earlier lines light gray. Colour steps shows each new line in red.
Can I ask for a different nose?: Yes. Type a different nose, such as a hooked nose or an anime nose, and the page is built to that request. The result is not guaranteed to match the nine shown.
Are these hand-drawn?: No. They are illustrations made for this page, not scans of hand drawings.

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This page is a showcase and a starting point: nine samples already rendered, three readings of the pack crossed with three styles, each shown at the size and ratio it was made for. Take any of them further on the wall with a few words, or ask for all nine again under your own direction; a sign-in keeps what you make, and it is free while Toile is new. The recipe behind each sample — the subject, the style, the palette, the framing — travels with the image rather than staying private to the render: it is in the alt text of every sample and in the page's own structured data, so a search engine reads the same handles a person would.