The face of an older man displays a lifetime of character, experience, and personality. Just as there are differences between <a href="http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/tips-and-tricks-for-how-to-draw-children/">drawing children</a> and adults, there are differences between drawing a younger adult and an older adult. If you think drawing an old man is difficult, not to worry! The differences between drawing a young man and an older gentleman are actually very few, in my opinion.

In this tutorial, I will show you how to draw an old man on his birthday. Here is the reference photograph we will use throughout the lesson.

[caption id="attachment_2199" align="aligncenter" width="600"]<a href="http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/how-to-draw-an-old-man-on-his-birthday.jpg"><img class="wp-image-2199 size-full" src="http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/how-to-draw-an-old-man-on-his-birthday.jpg" alt="how to draw an old man on his birthday" width="600" height="800" /></a> <b> © <a href="http://www.dreamstime.com/hartphotography_info">Hartphotography</a> | <a href="http://www.dreamstime.com/">Dreamstime.com</a></b>[/caption]

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I will break this lesson down into two main parts. The first part consists of drawing the basic facial features, which for an old man is no different than for a younger man. The main thing that is different about drawing an old man is properly indicating the placement of wrinkles. The second part of the lesson will cover that.
<h2>Draw the Basics for the Face</h2>
Begin by drawing the basic guidelines for the face. If you know how to draw a face, you should know that the basics for guidelines that place facial features are the same for an adult of any age. Use the diagram below to get you started with <a href="http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/how-to-draw-faces-tips-techniques-and-short-tutorials/">properly placed guidelines</a> for this man.

<a href="http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/01-how-to-draw-an-old-man-guidelines.jpg"><img class="aligncenter wp-image-2202 size-full" src="http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/01-how-to-draw-an-old-man-guidelines.jpg" alt="01 how to draw an old man guidelines" width="646" height="800" /></a>

Draw the facial features. See that the eyes, nose, mouth, and ears fit within the parameters of your guidelines.

<a href="http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/02-how-to-draw-an-old-man-facial-features.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-2200" src="http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/02-how-to-draw-an-old-man-facial-features.jpg" alt="02 how to draw an old man facial features" width="800" height="600" /></a>

Erase the guidelines with <a href="http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/more/kneaded-eraser/">a kneaded eraser for the tight spots</a>. Then draw the the man's hair. This includes the hair on the top of his head as well as his eyebrows and moustache.

<a href="http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/03-how-to-draw-an-old-man-hair.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-2198" src="http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/03-how-to-draw-an-old-man-hair.jpg" alt="03 how to draw an old man hair" width="600" height="800" /></a>

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<h2>How to Draw Wrinkles</h2>
Draw wrinkles on the forehead.

<a href="http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/04-how-to-draw-an-old-man-forehead.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-2201" src="http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/04-how-to-draw-an-old-man-forehead.jpg" alt="04 how to draw an old man forehead" width="800" height="254" /></a>

Draw wrinkles around the eyes.

<a href="http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/05-how-to-draw-an-old-man-eyes.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-2197" src="http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/05-how-to-draw-an-old-man-eyes.jpg" alt="05 how to draw an old man eyes" width="800" height="234" /></a>

Draw wrinkles around the nose and mouth.

<a href="http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/06-how-to-draw-an-old-man-lower-face.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-2194" src="http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/06-how-to-draw-an-old-man-lower-face.jpg" alt="06 how to draw an old man lower face" width="729" height="485" /></a>

This is how the old man's face should look after drawing the wrinkles.

<a href="http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/07-how-to-draw-an-old-man-with-wrinkles.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-2195" src="http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/07-how-to-draw-an-old-man-with-wrinkles.jpg" alt="07 how to draw an old man with wrinkles" width="600" height="800" /></a>

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<h2>Finishing Details</h2>
Complete the picture by drawing the details on the birthday hat and the man's shirt. I used the straight edge of my circle template to straighten the lines on each side of the birthday hat.

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