Hello everyone! Hope you'll are doing great today?
This is my first post in this community. I got to know about this great community with creative minds because of @hiveartgallery comment on one of my recent post.
I am a young artist from Nigeria. I love to express myself with charcoal and graphite, oil colours and sometimes pen. I love realistic drawings.
I am glad to be here and I hope to share my works and feed my eyes with some great art as well.
Here is the realistic portrait drawing that I want to share with you today.
A drawing of man smiling.
The reference picture was very clear and I couldn't ignore some details.
I hope you like it.
It took about 30hours to complete this piece.
Size is 16x20 inches.
SEE PROGRESS SHOTS BELOW:
A close-up shot.
Final shot.
The Reference Picture
EXPLANATION OF MY MATERIALS
Number 1 and 3 are different sizes of soft, flat paint brushes, used for applying charcoal powder. I utilize the small size for intricate areas and the large size for broader areas.
2 is a hard bristle brush, employed on dark areas where charcoal is applied to prevent smudging, unlike the softer bristle brushes.
4 is a large makeup brush, ideal for covering larger areas with charcoal powder.
5 is a General's charcoal pencil within a pencil holder, utilized for achieving dark tones and creating powder from it.
6 is a Meilanzhuju charcoal pencil, known for its intense darkness, reserved for the darkest areas of the artwork.
7 is a 5B Kimberly graphite pencil, primarily used for sketching and light shading.
8 is a small-tipped makeup brush, used for blending lines seamlessly.
9 is an electric eraser, employed for precise highlights.
10 is a Tombo mono zero eraser, perfect for highlights and adding intricate details.
11 is a Nataraj eraser, presumably for general erasing needs.
12 is a container for storing charcoal powder.
Thank you for stopping by.
Best wishes.
Check out my page on socials for more artworks.
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