PORTRAIT OF MY BEST FRIEND'S WIFE

Hello steemians and great members of @worldofxpilar. I want to present to you all my realistic portrait drawing of my best friend's wife.

About my friend's wife Her name Mfreke, she's a businesswoman. She makes and sell toiletries like perfume, liquid soap, detergent, scouring powdar, bar soap etc. She got married to my best friend early this year. My friend told me she's a good wife, that he's been in so many relationships but can't compare any of it to this one. He calls her my best. For the times I visited and stayed with them I must admit she's truly a good wife full of care and compassion. God bless my friend and his new home.

Materials

Paper	Glaze card
Size	16 X 20 inches
Pencils	charcoals block and pencil
Eraser	Tombo mono zero and nataraj vynil eraser
Camera	infonix mobile phone
Duration	approximately 17hrs
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. Starting from the eyes, eyebrows and other features of the face.

Progress shot 1
I really took my time since it's my personal collection. Got down to the eye crease, nose and lips making sure I shade it exactly how it is on the reference photo.

Progress shot 2

Done with the face and its features I now got down to the neck and the earrings making it look real. Then continued by going up to do the headgear. That's what we call realistic drawing.

Progress shot 3

Detailed the clothing and fix mistakes that will make it look realistic. Use tombo mono zero eraser to bring out strong highlights from the eyeballs, nose tip and clothing.

Finishing

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