What is the ruling on drawing pictures of living beings, such as animals and humans, i.e., those with souls, without drawing the face?

Question:
What is the ruling on drawing pictures of living beings, such as animals and humans, i.e., those with souls, without drawing the face? And is it sufficient for pictures of living beings that have heads to simply cut off their heads with a pen line or something similar?

Answer:
If the head of the image is removed or not drawn, then it is not considered an image; because the image lies in the head and the face. So, if the body is in the shape of a tree that does not have an animal’s head, there is no harm in that. However, regarding humans, these things may lead one to drawing the complete image. But if one needs to draw the body without a head, and if one needs to do so, there is no harm. As for separating the head from the image with a line, as some people do, this does not remove the harm. It does not remove the harm, and the image is in the head and the face. As long as the head is present above the image, even if it is separated by a line between them, this does not remove the harm. It is a complete and true image. This line only adds beauty to it, as it becomes like a collar for it, which beautifies it. The intended meaning of obscuring the image is the removal of the head such that it is not recognized as a head or face, by obscuring it with ink or paint, or with anything that removes its features and hides it completely, or by cutting it off from the image and removing it entirely.