Graphite Drawing "Mouth" - Orginal Art
Hello steemit.
This is my new drawing for a contest sponsored by @beforandafter. The contest this time is about drawing a mouth, it may sound simple but it took me more than 10 hours to create this drawing!
Unfortunately, I don't draw regularly, so participating in these steemit art contests is actually a great way to practice, learn more and share my art with you.
Graphite drawing is kinda a tool to meditate, I like the fact that it takes time and patience to draw these details and be able to create a drawing that looks almost realistic.
I always start with drawing the outlines with a 2H graphite pencil, I also use it to lay down a foundation for the drawing, the skin in this example, then I start building the tones, first by using a 2B, I blind it with a q-tip or a tissue, then the 4B and finally a 6B for the darkest areas in the shadows, after that I used the kneaded and plastic erasers to create the highlights, finally I added as many details possible using a 2B mechanical pencil.
Here's some pictures, to give you an ideas about the drawing process, enjoy!
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And here's the scanned version with a better resolution.
You can learn more about the contest & check other artists artwork →HERE←
Thanks for reading my post and supporting my art, feel free to share your thought and let me know if you have any questions.
Peace.
I really like your posts Silentsoularts, and I always wait for your post.
Thanks @aronexxon, I appreciate your support and I'm looking forward to sharing more of my art with you :)
That really is great, keep up the good work and stay in practice, I'd love to see more of your work. Ill be following :-)
Great work! Thank you for sharing the steps as well.
Thanks @yingzoe, glad you found it helpful.
Superb! I just can't imagine the patience you have put into creating this magnificent art. You know what, I have huge envy to those who can paint or draw or sketch. How I wish I had that kind of talent. Keep sharing your talent ^^
Thanks a lot @julsmlz, I believe that everyone has a young artist in them, you just need to wake him up, learning and practcing are the tools needed to polish your artist skills ;)
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