Portrait Comparison - Male vs Female

It seems like a lot of people are either better at drawing women and have trouble with men, or vice-versa. Usually females have an easier time drawing females and males have an easier time drawing males. So I wanted to do a side-by-side comparison of some of the differences when drawing males compared to females. I know that the presentation is a bit weird and awkward, but it’s the best way I could think of to show the differences. I included a colouring portion to show some of the concerns that need to be taken into account when colouring also. I had no idea what to call this, hence the crappy title. Hope it helps some people. Tools: Painter IX Photoshop 7 Camtasia Studio Wacom Intuos Tablet Music from Amelie For FREE art resources, like photoshop brushes, reference images, art books etc... check out the Resources section at The forum at is a growing community of artists all working to improve an