Here is a demo I am working on for colour pencil portraits
First step is the proportions using a stick, length width and blocking masses
Step 2: setting features and likeness (This should be broken up a bit more, I know..)
Step 3 Detailing the features more
Step 4 -Using a pillow eraser to evenly tone down the pencil marks (H pencil)
Step 5 -Erasing plotting lines and extra lines
Step 6 - With a base skin tone in the whole face of the lightest light tone, start with detail on the eyes
Step 7 -Continuing the nose and lips with a base tone a bit more intense than the first skin tone layer
Step 8 -Always look at the work at a distance to catch any awkwardness in the expression. Here I frame the face with the hair and I detail the ear
Step 9 -Intensify skin tones and proceed with clothing and faded background. I use the background as a neutral tone to create contrast where needed for the face to "pop-out" of the paper
Step 10 -Continue working on the hair by breaking it down to sort of geometric shapes that you fill with tones of brown and highlights, do some loose strands here and there to give sense of hair texture
The completed work
I plan to open a youtube channel and do this demonstrations on video. I am working on it, I'll probably start with watercolor techniques for portraits and add other media like this one, charcoal and others :) stay tuned! ;)
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