A few days ago, a couple asked me to portray them, Delighted with my work, they sent me the reference photo and I want to show you step by step the process of creating this commission.
For this type of work I use a range of materials, different pencils, brushes, etc.
I also like to print the reference and use different scales to differentiate the tones, I almost always change it to a gray scale to get closer to the tones.
The materials I needed for this portrait were:
- A4 Opaline 180G.
- Mechanical Pencil, HB, 2B, 4B, 6B Leads.
- Moldable Eraser.
- Brushes.
- Diffusers.
- Embosser
- Charcoal Pencil, Medium.
- Graphite powder.
The Process:
To make the main sketch I used a light screen to, in this way the sketch is as close to the reference as possible.
I usually start painting from the left, but this time I started on the right side, I think it was more comfortable for me.
To illustrate the face I make a base layer with the hb pencil, and I go up the tone to create volume, for this face I used the 2B pencil.
Once the base layer is done, I make the eyes using the charcoal pencil.
With the 2b pencil I shade the face to give volume, it was a bit complicated because of the reference filter, but using common sense and practice helps to make a good shading.
To perform the hair. I use an embosser to make lines of light, so when I paint with charcoal, these lines are marked and pretend to be hair.
Then I make the details of the clothes, inserting pencils like hb, 2b and 4b. to make eyebrows and eyelashes I used pencil 6B.
Now illustrate the face on the left, I usually follow a path painting that is why I started from the beard which I made with a charcoal pencil and a little powder to add shading.
Like the other face I created a base layer for the skin tone and with the pencil 2b and 4b I created the shadows.
I used the smudger to create facial details and the brush to smudge and create volume.
With the graphite powder, I illustrated the cap and then painted the background, which does not show much but adds atmosphere to the portrait.
After adding details, and many hours of work I can finish the illustration.
This was a summary of how I made the commissions, there are a series of steps and details that I did not include that make the result excellent.
These works are done with a lot of patience, I spent many hours trying to paint the girl's nose correctly since it is very difficult to appreciate in the reference.
I hope you like the creation process and I want to thank you for stopping by.
See you in the next post!
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It is really good. !discovery 20
Hey thanks!!
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