A close-up portrait angle locks in on the gruff face of Stan Pines, which is exactly what this guide to how to draw the face of Stan Pines captures, pulling from the broader Gravity Falls character lineup on the site. The portrait format strips away the body and puts all the focus on his most readable features: the beard, the nose, and that hat.
What Makes This Face Portrait Worth Practicing
The tutorial runs 13 steps and stays entirely in line art, so there are no coloring decisions to worry about. Most of the complexity here is packed into the facial proportions: getting the nose, beard, and hat to sit correctly relative to each other takes more care than the step count suggests. The composition is face-only, which means every step is working toward detail rather than overall body structure.
Stan Pines Face: Key Visual Features
- Round face with large fluffy beard
- Wide circular eyes, small dot pupils
- Large bulbous nose, centered prominently
- Flat-topped hat with fish emblem logo
- Mustache detail beneath the nose
If you want to build out more of the Gravity Falls cast around this portrait, Robbie Valentino and Mabel with Waddles are solid next steps, and the Gravity Falls gnome makes for a fun contrast in drawing style.
Reading the Color Coding in the Steps
Each step image uses a three-color system to show what is new and what is already done:
- Red Color: lines added in the current step.
- Black Color: lines completed earlier.
- Gray Color: base sketch for structure.
How to Draw the Face of Stan Pines: Step-by-Step Tutorial
Finished the Sketch? Show It Off
Drop your finished drawing in the comments below. It is always good to see how different people handle the beard texture and nose shape in their own hand. New tutorials go up on Facebook and Telegram as soon as they are published, a new YouTube video based on existing guides posts every single day, and Pinterest stays regularly updated too. If you want to keep working in this show’s style, Little Gideon and Wendy Corduroy are worth adding to your practice list. Supporting the project on Patreon also gets you access to unique hand-drawn coloring pages.