Recently I was asked to make a portraitdrawing of a lady, of which only the passport photo was available. After enlargement, the quality turned out to be good, so I could start.
For portraits it is important that the distance between the eyes, nose and mouth is correct.
To make sure that these values are correct, it is recommended to use small lines as guidance.
With an HB pencil, the contours are drawn and shadows are gently shaded and feathered.
After the hair is shaded with an HB pencil, depths are created with a 2B pencil.
Tip: Turn your sheet in a different direction to make drawing of the hair easier.
A drawing is only finished ones a nice passe-partout and frame is added.