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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