How to Draw Pencil Portraits - Pencil Drawing Techniques

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How to Draw Pencil Portraits
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Drawing a pencil portrait is a great way to
capture the image of a loved one. The main
advantage of these portraits is you can add
complex shading and hard and soft lines with
pencil that you cannot achieve with a pen. The
key part of drawing a portrait is to map out the
basic frame of the face in simple shapes. This
will ensure that the face retains the correct
proportions. For the example, here you will be
learning how to draw a pencil portrait of woman
with long hair.
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Sketch an oval for the head. Add the neck with
diagonal lines coming out of the base of the
head. Draw a cross shape inside the head. The
horizontal line will be the guideline for the
eyes. Next, create a small horizontal line for
the nose and another underneath for the mouth.
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Add a curved line all the way around the head and
down to the neck for the hair. Pencil in a curved
line across the forehead for the bangs. Create
the eyes with two ovals on the eye guideline. Add
eyebrows with small curved lines above the eyes.
Draw the lips with a wide "M" shape for the upper
lip and a curved line below the mouth guideline
for the bottom lip.
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Draw the irises with two circles inside the eyes.
Sketch the sides of the nose with vertical lines
on the side of the nose guidelines. Add small
vertical dashes one the side of the mouth for
dimples.
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Thicken the eyebrows with parallel lines around
the eyebrow lines. Add small curved lines inside
of these to create the eyebrow hairs. Then add
curved lines inside the hair to create locks of
individual hair. Draw defined cheek bones with a
curved line.
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Erase the guidelines. Add shadows with heavy
pencil strokes under the chin. Sketch in light
shadows under the eyebrows. Draw the shadows
under the cheek bones with light diagonal pencil
strokes. Darken in the pupils, under the nose and
add light shading to the lips.
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