Fashion heads, facial features and hairstyles are worthy of special
consideration in fashion drawing; they can convey a multitude of
essential style and gender information. The very personal and unique
attributes that a face can contribute to a drawing are worth exploring
through practice and exercises. Much like the evolution of fashion
drawing itself, the ‘ideal’ face changes over time and takes on many
guises. Make-up trends continue to have a direct influence on
contemporary fashion faces and it is always useful to collect
magazine tear sheets from which to study and evaluate different
faces and proportions.