Anxiety by Metlina-chan on DeviantArt (original) (raw)

After weeks of searching for some good reference picture I finally found the amazing photo by : [link]

This one really stunned me, I love the expression of the model and especially the outstanding eyes

I also tried new shading technique (till now I used only a mechanical pencil and blended it with a tissue) as I wanted to make the skin look more realistic. I used 3B pencil for the base and the rest I shaded with 6B, 7B and 8B and blended it all using cosmetic pads. Don't know if it has the effect, but at least the technique is much more comfortable and the shading is softer
And by the way, I didn't use kneaded eraser this time

Time: about 10 hrs
Size: 21 x 29,7 cm
Tools: wide range of graphite pencils; mechanical pencils, white charcoal, cosmetic pads, plastic eraser, pencil eraser