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A woman's look Pencil Drawing by =dezkenob1:icondezkenob1:

Categories Traditional Art > Drawings > Portraits & Figures

©2009-2010 =dezkenob1
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At last!! Finally completed and boy am I glad. Actually, despite this being a huge hurdle for me at times, I feel the hard work has paid off. Okay, so it's not perfect (slight blotchy areas due to overblending etc) but it's certainly the best I could have done.

I'm massively proud of this piece and I definitely feel I gave it all the love and attention that the reference photo demanded.

Many people commented on how her iris's seemed too small and the whites of her eys too white in the WIP's leading up to the finished piece and so hopefully I've adjusted them enough to get it right......finally. Let me know what you think.

Massive thanks has to go to :icondarnara-stock: who gave me permission to use her stock image as reference. The reference photo had everything I needed for my first real portrait attempt. The contrast and subtlety of the lighting, together with quite challenging hair, out of focus areas and the sheer beauty of the woman in this pic and her coy look is just perfect.

Materials:

2b - 8b solid graphite pencils

Electric eraser and putty eraser

Make-up remover pads for the blending

Bristol smooth board

I'll say thanks now to anyone who comments and/or fav's this piece as I don't have much time to reply to every comment these days o thanks in advance.

Critiques


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*sonicdemon 2 days, 6 hours ago
Certainly this is one of the best black and white drawings i've seen on da. The fact that u admit that there is something wrong with it makes this true art. And your shading skills are really good, the skin looks real enough and the eyes look like they could penetrate your soul. The hair is not bad either, it looks like the real thing.
Things u could improve maybe is the nose? 0.0 other than that i don't see big flaws with this piece, and believe me i like to look for mistakes >.> so this was done really well and i don't think i can say more even if i could lol, so work paid off indeed^^
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*TubaQueen May 27, 2009, 7:05:58 AM
I'm so excited to see the completion of your hard work, you should absolutely be proud of this piece! I can't believe this is your first portrait!

The first thing I notice is the way you accurately captured the focus of the piece, the earrings and hair in the background look fantastic. I just can't get enough of the earrings!

The face is also done with expert precision, the features are especially striking. The highlights on the nose and lips are so soft, real, and lovely. I think you corrected any proportion issues with the eyes, but I think the eyeliner could be darker. In the reference the the darkest values can be seen around the eyes, and it would really make the eyes pop if they had that contrast. I thought at first that it might be the fault of the scanner, but I can see some darker values in the hair that are darker than the eyes.

The only other little thing I noticed is the forehead area above the right eyebrow, it looks a bit flatter than the rest of the face.

Enough nitpicking though! This is a beautiful portrait, and I hope it won't be your last, I can't wait to see what you do next!
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!allison1098 May 23, 2009, 4:45:02 PM
Wow, this is really nice.
I almost thought it was a photo a first. Great shading too. (:
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~Lanhudie May 23, 2009, 4:50:01 PM
Its so nice,looks so real! At first, i thought it was a black n white photograph, but then...
I wish someday i can draw portrait just like you did
Congratulation for your hardwork.
Its really good! ^^
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=dezkenob1 May 23, 2009, 4:52:40 PM
Thank you so much. Practice and you can achieve anything.

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=dezkenob1 May 23, 2009, 4:53:58 PM
Thank you very much.

The shading was a nightmare below her chin down towards her chest and it ended up a little blotchy but oh well, it's done now.

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~Kieran-O May 23, 2009, 5:13:50 PM
brilliant, the hair is incrediable
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*Hurricane-Jeanne May 23, 2009, 5:27:04 PM
This is beyond incredible. It's so smooth and well blended and the lighting are just simply :wow:

Huge congrats for your first portait :clap:

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