Pencil Portrait Tutorial pdf

Pencil Portrait Tutorial


Step 1
Firstly just draw the basic outlines and mark the parts in which you want to shade
and keep in mind about the light shades and all.

Step 2
After you are done with basic outlines and single lined drawings, Start shading the
parts with small and light stokes using any number of pencil varrying according to
you if you want dark portrait use 4B pencils to 9B and if you want to use lighter
tones use HB pencil to 3B pencil. Then start smudging using a piece of cloth or
your thumb.

Step 3
Then start making detailing with the eyes,nose and lips. i prefer compliting the
face first as it is the trickiest part. Shade the part where their is dark tones and then
smudg it to soften the strokes. Then I used 3b pencil of the darker tones and HB
pencil for the lighter tones in his T-shirt.

Step 4
Used graphite powder to make background and to make darken the t-shirt. You
can apply it using a cloth or an paiting brush.

Step 5
Then come the hair part, For hair treat a single hair with one stoke and go in the
directing the hair as his hairstyle goes. As light is falling on the middle of his hair
so use ruber for it. And darken your strokes wherever you need to.

Step 6

Then for the final step do detailing if needed and remove the errors if there are any
and your portrait is ready.