Mia Khalifa in the mirror.

Steps 1 and 2. Proportional sketch of the entire portrait and then begin to shade with a very soft layer with the pen.

Steps 3 and 4. Avoid drawing all the features with thick contours, since the pen ink is very strong, in this technique patience is very important, so we go with very small and faint stripes.

Steps 5 and 6. Really see how those tones and values ​​are transformed between each other, as we go forward, the hair of my model is very abundant and I start to press the ballpoint pen against the surface, which in this case I am using a cardboard Strathmore Bristol 300 model, very resistant and easy to manipulate, so I am channeling by sectors. Remember to periodically clean the tip of the pen because there is accumulating ink mist and we do not want to stain our sketch.

Steps 7 and 8. Once the work is a little advanced, I focus on the perspective of the pattern I am taking, remember that "Mia" is looking in the mirror, and has to be radiant for the set of photographs where the star will be principal. We continue with the outline of the image outside the mirror, it has to have more dimension, make your body look highlighted and thus stand out more. The perspective of support of the left arm in the panel is the most important, since it is the focal point of the image.

Drawing done.

Drawing in perspective.

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