How To Draw Noses: Form, Placement, and Artist Study 

When David Finch drops nearly an hour video on anatomy you know it’s gonna be dope and you’ll have enough material to study for months. Thanks for your channel and your contribution to comic book art!

David could have easily made a course online and sell it , but instead he's sharing his knowledge for free . Really appreciate this gesture and most importantly I'm LEARNING A LOT.👍🏼❤️👏🏼👏🏼

David Finch is leaving an unprecedent legacy for present and future generations of artists. His contribution is beyond words. A veteran guy in the industry, whose work is awe inspiring is sharing his secrets, tips and experience in a way that's never been done. In Brazil, we'd never have this kind of knowledge, as most of us don't get to go to Kubert School or anything like that. Now, not only he's teaching like a pro, but in a very clear and comprehensive way. This is something that deserves several backups, should the internet in the world collapses LOL! And free of charge! Thank you, David. Thank you so very much. I've been a fan from day one and now I admire you even more.

I don't understand why this channel has so little subscribers. Your explanation is amazing, it's something which i wasn't able to find and understand from most of the popular artists. I am very pleased that finally I can see how someone draw and explain face features from so many angles! Thank you very much for your hard work, I am very happy I was able to find you channel.

Man, I love your channel, and watch/listen at work, during downtime. It all seemed very digestible, until I tried to sketch along. It sounds and feels like it’s sped up 2x lol. My brain got so jumbled, trying to take in the rapid info. Had to rewatch parts 5 times and it’s still too fast for me. I appreciate the speed, when just watching, because some of these instructors, is like watching paint drying, but it’s nearly impossible for me to sketch along, with my ADHD.

Man I've been struggling with noses lately and then this video pops into my feed, awesome! Thanks for all the work you do Mr. Finch, I really appreciate it!

unreal. I've learned more in a 10 min video with this guy then i have in 2 years of study, and i dont know which is more telling. i think its time to quit my job and watch these DF tutorials full time

Mr. Finch, thank you for your time and dedication and continued support for growing the comic and art industry. These lessons are invaluable for all artists. When I am lacking inspiration I turn on your channel and the ideas start to flow!

I'm extremely thankful for having an experience artist such as yourself, break down many different studies and princples in a simple way for viewers to understand. I tend to struggle with my placement of the eye socket, as well as angling the head in a manner that isn't flat, keeping the illusion of three dimensional form. This video was super helpful.

I appreciate these great breakdowns! It's always helpful and useful especially if you cant find the right reference or advice to think differently!

Thanx for simplifying and Breaking down the shapes of the nose. I'll add these tips to my sketchbook!

I LOVE Bruce Timm's and Michael Turner's approach to noses. They are both highly stylized and are just really basic shapes, but they work so well.

The up angle of the nose reminds me of Gil Kane who was fond of that angle. Thanks for sharing your skill and knowledge!

Hiiii , can you do a video how to coloring

Can you make one for hand pls @david

Thank you!, this video is so helpful.Sometimes you just need the right person to explain something ,for it to make sense 🤘

David I watched the unedited 53 minute version Lol and returned for this one both great by the way :) but the music and the slight zoom in and out makes it cooler 👍🏼

Hi David! Thanks for doing this video! You read my mind, I was having problems with the noses. I would thank you soooo much if you do a mouths tutorial video. Take care!

Struggled with the nose for years. One day it just clicked once I started watching this video. Thank you so much, Mr. Finch.

David your tutorials are awesome, you give such good first hand experience info to new artists. love it

I must say I never understood the "blocking in" proces. Well, not anymore. Thank you, Mr. Finch. I love the video. As always

This is the best nose video ever. Everyone teaches you how to construct the nose. You are the only one who points out the importance of the base of the nose which makes everything click.

Love the way you break this down!🔥

Thank you so much for the video David. I still struggle with noses so this video helps me a lot

Thank you very much! Mr. Finch! And guess what?, I recently had a problem in drawing noses so i went again through your superhero face course, but still had a problem in drawing noses. But this video cleared it all! Thanks again Mr. Finch!!

Thanks again Dave, you are by far my favourite RU-vid channel.

It's your voice David describing so simply , I've learned along from your videos I feel happy as soon as I hear your voice I grab. My pencil and mimic your teaching best I cn

I think it's amazing how Dave can make a 20 minute video about the male torso and anatomy, and he can make a 45 minute video about noses

Another great tutorial video, sir. The addition of the study of other artists was a welcome addition. Also, shout out to the editor for the blow ups and static placement alongside the live frame. Nicely done and very helpful. 👍🏻

Great video David. Love how you make it clear when we are making abstractions for the sake of line and how looking at artists versus reality fits into the equation as a helpful compilment.

This was so helpful! Thank you! I’ve recently discovered An appreciation for how Terry Dodson draws noses. Not sure what it is, but I like it.

Bridge of the nose-Somehow that is one visual que I have not used very well in the past.

My favourite artists style, noses and all, is Eric Powell.

Thank you very much for making this video! It's very helpful the way you simplified placement!

Thank you very much for making this video!

Deveria ter mais reconhecimento, seu trabalho é incrível! Meus parabéns, deve ter estudado por anos pra desenhar assim, algum dia quero chegar no seu nível.

this was one of my fav videos. love the bridge from impressionalism structure to comic style. also love the break down of good artists styles

You are moy favourit artist brother

YEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSS HELP AND ENTERTAINMENT HAS ARRIVED!!!!!!! Woohooooo

Thank you for all the tips. I am repeating over and over on my sketch book to get this style down.😊

This is now my go-to tutorial when practicing noses. I really like the music in this one, too.

Thank you so much sir for helping all of us lessor beings learn the art of comic drawing.

GREAT STUFF DUDE!

Seriously the nicest guy in the world.

Brian Stelfreeze draws great noses. They look simple, but still retain structure.

Thanks David, you've been my favorite artist ever since I found out you where left handed!

EXCELLENT video. Gives the foundations and then allows you to choose ways that work for your style. Hope you decide to do this with Head, eyes, mouth too. Soooo informative. Thanks David!!!

Great video..can you do a video on ears?

I am takin classes yet am watchin your vidoes ..it is realllyyyy helpful you are amazing

What’s the pencil

Just found your channel. The eye sockets tip is beyond excellent!

Simply amazing skills and succinctly explained. Thank you.

Best video on the subject on RU-vid

That Superman vs Aliens is one of my favorites also.

Thanks david finch thanks youtube.

This just up'd my game tremendously. Thank you for the vid!!

This is an hour long and I'm digging it

Kinda funny that i searched for a nose tutorial from your channel some days ago but didnt find one, thanks a lot!

I’m so excited to watch Dave! Thanks a lot for making this video, it’s going to help out tremendously!! And I’m very glad it’s a longer video haha

Thank you, David!

DUDE I WAS STRUGGLING WITH NOSES,THANK YOU SO MUCHHHHHHH

Thank you so much!! I really improved because of this tutorial

beyond grateful, thank you @david

Best guide about noses

Naoki urasawa always draws great simplified noses

Awesome! Lots of things to sudy, thank you so much!!!!

Good, love your lessons David.

Thank you very much. Seriously I've waiting for this video for so long. Thank u for ur effort.

Thank you for the good avise. But I' m strugeling most with the mout in different angles. Can you Show that to please?

Finally got what I wanted, thanks for this video

Very helpful. Thank you..

this is AMAZING AND HELPFUL THANK YOU SO MUCH

Can you show how to draw ears

thank you so much! very helpful

Fantastic video thank you!

Thank you you wonderful person

i love you david finch

great video! I love your long videos and appreciate your lessons

thanks I really needed this

Thank you, master!

I love you David Finch

this is so useful. even for a sculptor. thank you :)

i think you should try kentaro miura,s way to draw noses its my favorite way to draw noses

The link to your kickstarter has the word Thanks attached, which is breaking your link. Great video, by the way. Thanks, Dave!

I know that this may be a difficult video to do, but it would be cool if you could do a video on detailing buildings and stuff like that

As art students, we were encouraged to not only look at life, but also at other artists work. That included the greats from the past, each other’s work, and also modern greats whose work could be found in advertising and other commercial work. Why not look at great comic book artists’ work if your ultimate goal is to do comic book art? Looking at everything helps you to produce your own things; your perspective.

another awesome video david !!

best vids ive seen thanks, man

Drawing noses all day thanks.

Thank you David! Can active the transcription please ?

Hey david is it possible to show us more anatomy tutorials the way spiderman swings

You make it look so easy. It wants me to take a piece of paper and a pencil just draw what you draw

Geoff Senior. I love his whole style.

Great tutorial 👌

For a long time I measured the quality of a comic artist's art by how he draws a comic, today this point of view is stupid because many were deliberate choices, but a little of me always pay attention to whether the designer draws this part of the face well.

Awesome video pls don’t forget to get your MNDS1 copy only one week left! 🐔👍

I would have enjoyed some manga examples now that Mr.Finch has made art of Berserk, the art of Takehiko Inoue, Yusuke Murata, Boichi and of course Kentaro Miura are great for studies. It's not like manga/anime just make a small triangle or dot shape and that's it. Even artists who focuses on a femenine/soft looking faces like Kentaro Yabuki, Houtengeki and Hiramoto Akira you can see they have a solid understanding on mapping the nose volume even if the nose is small, you can see a subtle line from the eyebrow to the tip of the nose, and the rendering with shades and highlights give a lot of volume to the nose even when at the naked eye the nose looked just like a line or a dot. Just expressing my POV on manga noses hoping it gets addressed even for a short explanation/mention.

This may not be related to the video but I just watched a lot of your streams and just want to say, you are amazing and a legend, the fact that you can draw hair without having one is mind bending, hahaha jk, love you dave! Thank you ❤️🤣

Nice tutorial~👍🌹💞🌺🌻🎨😃

Is it too late to jump on the campaign for the book?