Portrait : Julia
June 17, 2008
It took me about one-half day to do this portrait sketch of Julia Roberts. The tips from the book “secrets to Drawing Realistic Faces” by Carrie Stuart Parks helped me a lot in bringing this much semblance to Julia in this portrait. Used 2HB and 2B pencils and 0.7mm mechanical pencil with a No.2 lead. I used the mechanical pencil mainly in the shading area using circlism. I am pleased with using the mechanical pencil since I find that I can control the value of shading without resorting to a cotton bud to tone down the value. This is my first try in doing a portrait with a toothy grin. Julia’s portrait is not amazingly accurate, but I am okay with it because this is all a part of my learning process. I still find shading the most challenging part while drawing portrait. Now, I notice that the shading in the iris are not the same when you compare the two eyes.Oh well, it is normal to miss certain areas when you decide that your drawing is done; but a scanner image like this one will help you identify those areas you missed immediately.
Portrait # 5
