How to Draw Ears – Anatomy and Structure

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How to Draw Ears – Anatomy and Structure

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Stan Prokopenko

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Stan Prokopenko

Let's explore ear anatomy and structure to show how to draw an ear!

@yaviere

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10mo

I am struggling with a portrait and the ear placement, any help is appreciated. In this reference, the head is every so slightly tilted (top tilted away from viewer), also it looks as if the camera is looking up at the face. I may be wrong there. I tried to place the oval correctly but I face an issue where the ear never fits into the lower far corner of the oval, which is the usual placement. I draw a line from the top of the ear to the right eyebrow to get the center ellipse line and then draw in the perpendicular one (in perspective) but either the oval becomes too large, the 'thirds' do not quite match the reference or, most commonly, the ear is quite off. It portrudes A LOT from the face and I cannot fit it into the oval correctly. Now, from the top of ear to the right eyebrow MIGHT be my mistake since this guy is not really looking up. From the course I remember the horizontal oval line should only go up or down if the person is looking up or down. But trying to have a straight horizonal line for the oval does not work AT ALL. I am honestly at a loss here, why there is a line going UP from top of ear to eyebrow, I have no idea. Might be the camera position? If someone could draw the loomis circle and oval (with the guide lines) in correctly it would help me a lot I think. Getting the off-center camera, head tilt and turned head all aligned correctly in perspective might just be too much for my skill at the moment. Thanks!

Philip

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10mo

hello, this should be somewhat correct. the eyebrow is higher than the top of the ear because of the perspective. this is just the standard head I use for construction, just to show the perspective. I did not use the proportions or features of the picture.

@grugrugru

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10mo

@j4e8a16n

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10mo

Darken the highlight in the center of the ear.

@ern1s

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11mo

Hi, this was my first attempts to draw an ear. any feedback would be helpfull

Bob Davis

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2yr

Here is a drawing of my own ear from a picture I took. I am not super happy with it, but it is okay.

Lolo

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2yr

I think it’s great! Very expressive!

@carriej

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2yr

I think you did an excellent job on the ear.

@halbodude

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3yr

Hey guys here are some ears i drew. Feel free to criticize them.

Kristian Nee

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3yr

Hey Halbodude, these are neat! The way you're handling form is really nice, and I can get the impression that you're painting an ear. What I'd say is to focus more on learning the anatomy of the ear. Right now they look more like a strange piece of fruit, not an ear. I'm not ear expert, but I think if were to study more ears it would do a lot to make these more successful.