Semantics of Line Drawings
Jocelyn Ireson-Paine
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Some lines are omitted (2)

"The profile mouth closed is also an odd but simple form. Note the lower lip is shorter than the upper. In the second sketch we show a mouth as it is often best shown — no edge to lower lip (because the light catches it) and emphasis to the lines in shadow."

From L. A. Doust, Simple Sketching in Line, 1950.

 

The image below is an entire face drawn in this style: