1. A portrait drawing apparatus, comprising: means for storing image data of desired base face patterns; display means for displaying a desired base face pattern image; memory means for storing base pattern data corresponding to a plurality of facial parts; select means for selecting one of the base pattern data stored in said memory means; display control means for displaying the base pattern data selected by said select means at a position of a facial part corresponding to the selected base pattern data in the desired face pattern image displayed on said display means; and control means for checking that base pattern data is selected for each of the plurality of facial parts, wherein the display control means automatically superimposes the base pattern data selected by the select means at the position of a facial part corresponding to the selected base pattern data on the desired base face pattern image displayed on the display means.