PONYTAIL GIRL | Done with graphite pencil

Hello steemians! I hope you are having a great week. My dear members of @worldofxpilar I am here to share my most recent realistic charcoal pencil portrait of my recent commissioned piece I did for my client. The portrait is commission by my friend.

Materials

Paper	Mat paper
Size	16/20 inches
Pencils	Graphite pencil and powder
Eraser	Tombo mono zero and nataraj vynil eraser
Camera	infinix mobile phone
Duration	Approximately 18 hours
Location	Home

Here are the steps on how I did the portrait.
I drew my grid lines and made my sketch then started shading it gradually. Sometimes I usually start some of my portraits from the hair, but in his case I started with the nose eyes, down and lips. This is to helps me work downward and from left to right before moving down to the clothing. I do this to avoid smudging the part I may have already worked on. I really took my time to include everything in detail. Making sure nothing was left out since I want him to really appreciate a good work. And I know myself. I know I'm always committed to excellence regardless of who my client may be.

I'm sorry I couldn't shoot the work in progress due rainfall. I usually shoot my shots outside since my room is dark. After shooting the sketch it started raining. It's rainy season here in Africa. Agricultural activities has begun. stay tuned more works to come.

Finishing

Framed

Reference

Thanks for checking my blog and artwork as well. I hope you like the portrait, stay tuned, more works are coming. I remain Tempest Art. I hope you love the portrait
Happy steeming friends👍