From Draw Like da Vinci: You should make many studies of a sleeping child before attempting to sketch a wide-awake livewire. Remember that a baby's head is at least as wide as it is high. Compared to an adult, the facial features of a baby are confirmed to a very small area of the head. Keep the earlobes just above chin level, other wise you will convert your child to an adult; and keep those ears small – they are the one part of the body that continues to grow after maturity. Drawing a figure on a diagonal creates depth and form.