Today's picture is a commission ordered by one girl as a gift to another, and the picture is of the pair of them together. Unfortunately the selection of photos I was offered were taken on a mobile phone with a low-definition camera attached, and so are blurry. Well I say 'unfortunately' but this is where the pencil can do something better than any computer - sharpen an image! Here is the photo chosen for the portrait:
I blew up the image and printed it first, then drew sharper lines around the faces and hands, then copied my own lines onto a new A4 sheet. This time I reverted to the thinner, less textured paper. I find this can be better for drawing younger faces with smoother skin!
The plait of the girl on the left took the longest to draw. It is just not clear enough in the picture, and trying to guess is usually a disaster! In the end I did a few studies or real-life plaits to try and see where the hair goes and what catches the light.
The gold flowers also posed a problem, but I settled for drawing them as-is, so in the finished work they still look fake!
Here is the final protrait:
Man, she looks like someone i could screw. She is well fit, can you give me her number?
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