I made this little drawing for the contest we had on Pencil Portraits. I have to admit that I chose the photo reference, but while drawing it I realised that it wasn’t so easy to do. You can go on the contest page and see the other portraits made after this photo by the members. I didn’t participated, but just tried to give some advices. It wasn’t quite a contest, in the real meaning, because the goal was to achieve more knowledge about how to make a portrait, rather than compete.
Archive for March, 2010
Smile
By jullia in Fantasy, My galleryMaterials: graphite pencils on Strathmore Bristol Smooth paper, inch. Reference: sxc.hu
Alex – pencil portrait commission
By jullia in Commissions, My galleryMaterials: graphite pencils on Strathmore Bristol
Smooth paper, 11×14 inch, 260 g,
Reference: client photo
Smooth paper, 11×14 inch, 260 g,
Reference: client photo
This portrait was a present for Alex. An unexpected one (:
Cornel – pencil portrait commission
By jullia in Commissions, My galleryMaterials: graphite and carbon pencils on Strathmore Bristol Smooth paper, 11×14 inch. Reference: client photo
Hi everyone!
I’ve just finished a new commission. This time I used some carbon pencils for the glasses. The effect turned out really nice. The carbon is not shining like the graphite, and so it gives a pop-up effect. Here is a photo, so you can understand what I mean.
Drawing hair – new video
By jullia in TutorialsHi everyone! I made a new video wile drawing Sergio’s portrait. I speed it up so you don’t get bored. Enjoy the video!
HD (720p) full screen recommended (;
See also the other drawing hair video tutorial that I made.



