My friend Catherine asked if we could draw each other. So yes, here's my end of the bargain!
My materials:
— Best buy student grade pencil
— 4b artist grade staedtler pencil
— kneaded eraser for flexible, fine and smooth erasures and highlighting effect
— acid free smooth textured drawing paper from a sketch pad
Final result
(Raw unedited photo)
Process
I love much of the process photos especially when I was already shading it midtones.
I draw eyebrows first then scale everything else from there.
Lightly shading, its better to finish most of it then decide the harmony of shadows and contrasting it.
Tip: the darkest part should be the eyes. Among all shadows or shades. This makes it realistic. The lightest part should also be the shine of the eyes to give off the opaque gloss effect.
One of my fave process shots
Drawing hair
- Draw light lines to know shape and direction
- Shade it fully to build volume while leaving out parts where it reflects shine
(Leave out meaning don't put any marks on it) - Add strands and shadows after so the depth is emphasized
When everything is somewhat equally shaded, I then use my 4b to shade further the hair and areas where the hair and skin meet. And most importantly the eyes.
Other pics
I used my other phone to take this
Reminder: drawing eyes
- Eye whites are never white, but a shade of gray if you're drawing grayscale. So erasing it for some highlights will make it look realistic or glossy.
You can either smudge it a bit (with this art I used my finger to smudge) or finely lightly draw over it.
That's all I have to share today. Thank you for stopping by!
I hope you like my artwork!