How to Sketch a Nose in 10 Steps

Although it’s fairly simple, many novice artists find it difficult to draw human noses. Follow these instructions to sketch a nose using the basic shapes we see in everyday life.

All you need for this is paper and a pencil. For this demonstration, I used cartridge paper from my sketchbook and a mechanical pencil.

Draw a right triangle.

Draw a small circle on the bottom left corner, with the circle beginning at the pointed end of the triangle.

Draw a small oval beside the circle on the bottom right corner of the triangle.

Draw a curved line connecting the two shapes at the bottom of the triangle.

Erase parts of the circle, oval, and triangle like the photograph depicts.

Begin a line parallel to the slope from the rounded part of the left hand corner.

Erase the sloped line that you drew in step 1.

Extend the curve as shown in the image.

Erase the piece of the line that connects the left and right corners.

Draw a slight curve extending down to represent the cupid’s bow.