My realistic pencil art of a lady

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I want to share with you all a realistic pencil portrait of a young lady that I finished. This art is very precious to me since it took me lots of time and energy because I wanted to draw exactly what I saw on the photo.

MATERIALS
Charcoal powder
Graphite pencils
Brushes
Tissues
Eraser
Spray

typical picture of my materials;

STAGE 1:
I made a quick basic outline sketch using my staedler 5B pencil.

to me, this is always a rough stage of which I always focus on just few basic lines. Others will be considered when I commence shading

STAGE 2:
I commence a tedious shading of her face using charcoal powder, pencils and brushes.

I observed all the basic shapes and tones thereby ensuring that I have achieved them all.

Done with her face

STAGE 3:
I proceeded to her hair and cloth. This point took me more time than her face because I had to use the charcoal carefully in order to avoid staining the background. I sprayed it as well.

This spray is called fixative. It prevent an art from erasing

Done with it

STAGE 4:
I checked resemblances

CONCLUSION
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