The explaination is as follows :

Step 1

Firstly just draw the basic outlines and mark the parts in which you want to shade and keep in mind about th light shades and all.

Step 2

After you are done with basic outlines and single lined drawings, Start shading the parts with small and light stokes using any number of pencil varrying according to you if you want dark portrait use 4B pencils to 9B and if you want to use lighter tones use HB pencil to 3B pencil. Then start smudging using a piece of cloth or your thumb.

Step 3

Then start making detailing with the eyes,nose and lips. i prefer compliting the face first as it is the trickiest part. Shade the part where their is dark tones and then smudg it to soften the strokes. Then I used 3b pencil of the darker tones and HB pencil for the lighter tones in his T-shirt.

Step 4

Used graphite powder to make background and to make darken the t-shirt. You can apply it using a cloth or an paiting brush.

Step 5

Then come the hair part, For hair treat a single hair with one stoke and go in the directing the hair as his hairstyle goes. As light is falling on the middle of his hair so use ruber for it. And darken your strokes wherever you need to.

Step 6

Then for the final step do detailing if needed and remove the errors if there are any and your portrait is ready.



see the finished portrait | see all Haley Joel Osment portraits



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