No. 2 Pencil Portrait

I made an example of a No. 2 Pencil portrait in my sketchbook. I started by sketching someone with pencil then began filling it with pencils, conforming them to the shape of the face. Some pencils were really distorted and abstracted.

Next, I colored using watercolors followed by outlining with different micron pens.  I sealed the page with a thin coat of gloss acrylic.

Carla Warla, Big New Sketchbook, page 31, watercolor and pen. Steve Franklin, 2015.

Thanks for viewing and have a great day!

-Steve