Okay My True Love Is Drawing...

I just love working on my skills in pencil drawing. Also find drawing faces such a great challenge.

So - putting up another drawing tutorial - mostly you can see the work that is done best from the pictures...

So Image One... Of A Cute Young Girl - With her hair very loosely pulled up!

I am going to make her have flowers in her hair too.

Basic outline - below...

Building The Structure

The eyes are kind of big - but going with it!

Detail The Eyes... My Fav Thing!

Sketching out the hair.

Started a little shading... laying down the graphite in the dark areas.

Dark Shading...

Remember I always start with the dark areas. Of course this is totally up to you. I just find it easier to start dark - then I can smooth and shape with the graphite already laid down to create lighter softer areas.

Now I Can Mold The Face

Using just a blending stick - I can start to imagine the 3d shapes of her face.
Shadows indent her features, highlights are left alone.

Voila - She Is Finished