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    Pencil Portrait of Phillip

    Oct 25, 2019 5 minutes
    Contributed by Margaret Kling

    This is a description of the processes and techniques I use to draw a pencil portrait. This is the sixth pencil portrait I’ve drawn. I have a connection with all of the people I have drawn previously, with my husband René being the first subject; then four close friends; and this one of my brother Phillip. Because I know each of the people well, I believe it makes the process easier … as I can tell when I have the ‘personality’ of the person on the page. I am yet to attempt to draw a portrait of a person I don’t know; but I would probably use the same techniques.

    STARTING POINT

    I needed a reference picture and I managed to snap this original photograph of my brother Phillip. This was taken

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