Digital portrait painting

in Sketchbooklast year

Hello everyone, i am here to share a new digital portrait painting with you all.
my last portrait painting was really smooth and almost realistic looking, i did that because before i used to do painting like this. and i wanted to do one more after such a long time.
but now i am back to my style, which is a bit messy and sketchy and painterly style.
i really liked the vibe of this drawing and the texture goes really well with this drawing.
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as usual i start with a sketch, since i got an ipad, its been much more easier for me to work on a drawing for a longer period of time. i no longer finish a drawing in one sitting.
i do the sketch and then stop, and then i come back to it a few hours later.
doing this has really helped to not feel frustrated with a drawing.
also looking at my drawing with a fresh set of eyes every few hours is helping me to improve the drawing as well.

below are some of the process shots of this drawing.
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