Hello Hiven ! Happy new week. I pray for peace to the whole world. How was the weekend. Today is tuesday here. I wish you a terrific new week as I share my post with you. My fellow members of @Sketchbook . This is my 1st post and my recent realistic charcoal pencil portrait of my recent piece I did for my client who decided to surprise her friend
The portrait was commissioned by my friend Wills. Wills is my good friend.
Materials
| Paper | Mat paper |
|---|---|
| Size | 12/18 inches |
| Pencils | Charcoal pencil and dust |
| Eraser | Tombo mono zero and nataraj vynil eraser |
| Camera | infinix mobile phone |
| Duration | Approximately 22 hours |
| Location | Home |
Here are the steps on how I did the portrait.
I drew my grid lines and made my sketch then started shading it gradually. Sometimes I usually start some of my portraits from the hair, but in his case I started with the eyes, nose, mouth and headgear. Then I got to the face and started working on the features of the face gradually as usual. This is to helps me work downward and from left to right before moving down to the clothing. Though I used a piece of paper to place my hands. I do this to avoid smudging the part I may have already worked on. I really took my time to include everything in detail even though I was not accurate exactly the way it is in the reference. Making sure nothing was left out since I want you to really appreciate a good work. And I know myself. I know I'm always committed to excellence regardless of who it may be.
This time it was for my friend Wills. She's the only client who give me real time to do my work well.
We met in school. She's been following my works back to back, that is why she trust me.
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Finishing
Close range shot
Reference
Thank you for going through my blog and artwork as well. I hope you like the portrait, stay tuned, more works are coming. I remain Tempest Art. I hope you love the portrait
Keep Hiving friends