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Drawing age progression

A total eclipse of the face

We’re studying how a person’s face changes with age - fun!

sketches of Mark Simon's age progression from infant to adultsketches of Mark Simon's age progression from infant to adult

This will help us with placing features, hairstyles, head/body proportion, and all sorts of other little bits that we can only learn with practice.

It’s also REALLY fun to draw from the references and see the different hairstyles and fashion choices!

Notes on drawing age progression

  • Eyes stay the same size our whole lives, which is why they look so big on babies’ heads.

  • Noses, ears and hair can tell us tons about a character’s age, because they’ll get bigger.

  • Posture It’s not so obvious from these photos, but posture and how people hold their heads can give us lots of information.

There’s a mean man who lives around the corner and never puts his dog on a leash. I can spot him a mile away, because he has very slumpy posture. If you like the Simpsons, Mr. Burns comes to mind. I think of him anytime I’m drawing an advanced-age character, which are really some of my favorites to draw.

"Youth is the gift of nature, but age is a work of art." - Stanislaw Jerzy Lec

Prompt

Draw Mark, Jeanne, Ted, Reece, or Jessica’s age progression from the photos below!

Suggested timings: 1, 2, and 3 minutes per square.

I made a grid if you want to print it and get right to drawing!

Ages Grid
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