The first thing I want to talk about is a sketch of lips, a simple sketch. With this sketch, we will note some common characteristics of lips that can be seen throughout many of the sketches within this post.

First of course is the line along

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sketches of lips - hook intro

not a step-by-step tutorial on how to draw a mouth. will analyze various sketches of lips by describing their characteristics and comparing and contrasting those characteristics. by carefully studying this sketches, you should get some insight as to what you want or don't want to do when you sketch lips of your own
<h2>simple lips drawing</h2>
intro - simple lips drawing; the following pictures are line drawings before any tones are added for shading.

In this first very simple drawing, you can see a rough outline of the outer border of the lips of a person turner slightly to the right. There is a little indication of the white border that traces the upper lip. There is also an indication of shadow under the lower lip. This lip sketch has the vertical lines that are characteristic of lips in real life but often missing in many drawn lips. Additionally, you can see some oval-shaped areas that help place highlights on the lips.

<span style="line-height: 1.5;"><a href="http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/sketches-of-lips-simple-lips-drawing-01.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3303" src="http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/sketches-of-lips-simple-lips-drawing-01.jpg" alt="sketches of lips simple lips drawing 01" width="600" height="350" /></a></span>

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This pair of lips belongs to a mouth that is facing forward and slightly open. As in the previous example, it shows the vertical lines, but in this case the lines are more subtle and only on the bottom lip where they are more prominent. There are two highlight spots on the lower lip. The line along the upper lip helps to signify a darker shadowy area where the lip curves inward.

<a href="http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/sketches-of-lips-simple-lips-drawing-02.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3304" src="http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/sketches-of-lips-simple-lips-drawing-02.jpg" alt="sketches of lips simple lips drawing 02" width="600" height="228" /></a>

<a href="http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/sketches-of-lips-simple-lips-drawing-03.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3305" src="http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/sketches-of-lips-simple-lips-drawing-03.jpg" alt="sketches of lips simple lips drawing 03" width="600" height="249" /></a>

<a href="http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/sketches-of-lips-simple-lips-drawing-04.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3306" src="http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/sketches-of-lips-simple-lips-drawing-04.jpg" alt="sketches of lips simple lips drawing 04" width="600" height="229" /></a>

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<span style="line-height: 1.5;">lip shading - sketches of lips; </span>

<span style="line-height: 1.5;">intro - tones not blended with a tortillion; each lip shading will have the corresponding lip line drawing from the previous section for comparison purposes</span>

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<a href="http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/sketches-of-lips-lip-shading-01.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3297" src="http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/sketches-of-lips-lip-shading-01.jpg" alt="sketches of lips lip shading 01" width="1401" height="392" /></a>

<a href="http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/sketches-of-lips-lip-shading-02.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3298" src="http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/sketches-of-lips-lip-shading-02.jpg" alt="sketches of lips lip shading 02" width="1405" height="405" /></a>

<a href="http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/sketches-of-lips-lip-shading-03.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3299" src="http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/sketches-of-lips-lip-shading-03.jpg" alt="sketches of lips lip shading 03" width="1410" height="426" /></a>

<a href="http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/sketches-of-lips-lip-shading-04.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3300" src="http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/sketches-of-lips-lip-shading-04.jpg" alt="sketches of lips lip shading 04" width="1410" height="414" /></a>

<a href="http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/sketches-of-lips-lip-shading-05.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3301" src="http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/sketches-of-lips-lip-shading-05.jpg" alt="sketches of lips lip shading 05" width="600" height="327" /></a>

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smiling lips sketch

intro

<a href="http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/sketches-of-lips-smiling-lips-sketch-01.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3307" src="http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/sketches-of-lips-smiling-lips-sketch-01.jpg" alt="sketches of lips smiling lips sketch 01" width="600" height="403" /></a>

<a href="http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/sketches-of-lips-smiling-lips-sketch-02.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3308" src="http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/sketches-of-lips-smiling-lips-sketch-02.jpg" alt="sketches of lips smiling lips sketch 02" width="600" height="325" /></a>

<a href="http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/sketches-of-lips-smiling-lips-sketch-03.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3309" src="http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/sketches-of-lips-smiling-lips-sketch-03.jpg" alt="sketches of lips smiling lips sketch 03" width="600" height="400" /></a>

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smiling mouth sketch

intro - two very different sketches of lips

<a href="http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/sketches-of-lips-smiling-mouth-sketch-01.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3310" src="http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/sketches-of-lips-smiling-mouth-sketch-01.jpg" alt="sketches of lips smiling mouth sketch 01" width="600" height="282" /></a>

<a href="http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/sketches-of-lips-smiling-mouth-sketch-02.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3311" src="http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/sketches-of-lips-smiling-mouth-sketch-02.jpg" alt="sketches of lips smiling mouth sketch 02" width="600" height="434" /></a>

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biting lip sketch

intro

<a href="http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/sketches-of-lips-biting-lip-sketch-01.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3296" src="http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/sketches-of-lips-biting-lip-sketch-01.jpg" alt="sketches of lips biting lip sketch 01" width="600" height="415" /></a>

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open mouth sketch

intro

<a href="http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/sketches-of-lips-open-mouth-sketch-01.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3302" src="http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/sketches-of-lips-open-mouth-sketch-01.jpg" alt="sketches of lips open mouth sketch 01" width="665" height="565" /></a>

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sketch of lips - sketches of lips

intro

<a href="http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/sketches-of-lips.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-3312" src="http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/sketches-of-lips.jpg" alt="sketches of lips" width="1600" height="751" /></a>

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conclusion - sketches of lips

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