REALISTIC PORTRAIT OF A BEAUTIFUL LADY ON AFRICAN TRADITIONAL ATTIRE
Hello steemians! I hope you had a great weekend. Happy new week to you. My dear members of @worldofxpilar I am here to share my most recent realistic charcoal pencil portrait of my recent commission piece I did for my client. A portrait of a very beautiful lady who's getting married soon. it's commissioned by my friend WILLS. WILLS has gotten 4 different portraits done by me for her elder sisters, her godmother and Boss at work.
Materials
| Paper | Mat paper |
|---|---|
| Size | 13 X 16 inches |
| Pencils | charcoal pencil and powder |
| Eraser | Tombo mono zero and nataraj vynil eraser |
| Camera | infinix mobile phone |
| Duration | 12 hrs |
| 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 eyes, down to nose 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 was told that my client will really appreciate a good work. And I know myself. I know I'm always b committed to excellence regardless of who my client may be.
I myself love how I went about detailing her hair but nothing took my time like the beads, I really wanted it to look realistic so it will wow my client. She has not received it yet. I hope she loves it. I will tell you about her feed in my next commission portrait post.
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Finishing
Framed
Thanks for checking my blog and artwork as well. I hope you like the portrait, more works are coming this month
Happy steeming friends👍
It's the beads and the smile for me, so natural and beautiful. Well done friend.
Thank you so much man. More jobs to drop.
We'll be here waiting for them all!
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As always perfect work and smooth blending that helps to create such nice colour of face :)
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@art-venture thanks so much. I work almost every day. So I get better everyday. I appreciate your support.
What a beautiful drawing!! Looks like a photo.💖
@carlaisl thank you so much. I vowed to myself to be better in every opportunity I get. Consistency really helped me.