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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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