Genius Hour with Zahra

BRIDAL HENNA

Illustrating Full Portrait (Charcoal)

This week I will be using the skills I have learned over the past 4 weeks to create this portrait. (The portrait is of Turkish actress Ozge Torer) To begin with, I used proportions and then built my way up by using shading and depth. Here is my portrait compared to the reference: After finshing…

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Week 4: Realistic Half-Split Portrait -Part A

This week I have attempted to draw two realistic half-split portraits. To begin, I found a clear image out of a magzine and printed it in grayscale. Then, I cut the photo in half to allow me to draw the other side which is cut-off. My first half portrait is done in graphite and the…

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Week 3: Illustrating Parts of the Face

Using the skills I have learned from shading, I will practice drawing parts of the face. Shading will play a huge role in these illustrations as shading creates the illusion of depth and volume. Each illustration will be created using charcoal. Here I have shown my illustrations: To me, the illustration of the nose was…

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