GRID STEP. You can print out the base construction lines and start drawing on tracing paper, or you can draw the grid layout yourself using the following steps.1) Draw the upper border for the figure. 2) From the upper border, moving downward, tentatively determine the position of the head and draw an oval to represent its conditional size. 3) Draw a vertical line through the middle of the head. This will be the central vertical line of the figure. 4) From the upper border of the figure, draw seven identical segments equal to the height of the head and one segment equal to half the height of the head. The last segment will act as the lower boundary of the figure. Through the boundaries of the segments, draw horizontal lines. 5) From the central vertical line of the figure, measure and draw: • Four segments equal to the width of the head – to the left of the line. • One segment equal to one-quarter of the width of the head – to the left of the line. • Two segments equal to the width of the head – to the right of the line. Through the boundary of each segment, draw vertical lines. The extreme left and right segments will act as the vertical boundaries of the figure.

STEP 1. Mark off the width and height of the picture. Add guidelines for the bodies of the couple. Draw two ovals for their heads. Add lines, which will act as the centers of their heads.

STEP 2. Draw the bride and groom’s necks and torsos.

STEP 3. Add guidelines for their arms, feet and noses.

STEP 4. Outline the bride’s arms, her dress and the groom’s facial features.

STEP 5. Draw the dress, a veil and the bride’s facial features. Add the legs and arms (with hands) of the groom.

STEP 6. Detail the clothes by adding more lines. Add the man’s shoes. Draw the shapes of the hair, lips and eyes of the couple.

STEP 7. Work on the figures, paying special attention to minor details.

STEP 8. Contour the bride and the groom, trying to vary the thickness and darkness of the line. Add more detail, add the ground. Erase all guidelines.