CT Portrait/Mural Artist- How to portrait-part 1
From who’s eyes are these?- Part 1″
Step by step portrait of Katy Perry.
First we new a good photo.
I picked Katy Perry because I liked the quality of the photo and because she is a well known celebrity that most people would recognize.
Supplies that I use.
![photo photo](http://mjpfaux.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/photo-300x224.jpg)
Supplies for portrait drawing
Bristol board 300 or 400
Pencil erasers
Pencil sharpener
Kneaded
eraser
Graphite pencils h,b,2b & 4b.
Mechanical pencil dark
Small softening
brush
Black & white charcoal pencils.
Paper towels or soft t- shirt
rags.
Grayscale value finder.
Fixative spray
You can project your image from a photo or use the grid system. In this case I used a projector to get the basic image sketched out rough with a h pencil.
![Ct portrait Mural Artist MJP Studios (4) Ct portrait Mural Artist MJP Studios (4)](http://mjpfaux.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Ct-portrait-Mural-Artist-MJP-Studios-41-300x224.jpg)
Initial rough sketch h pencil
For me as an artist drawing is foundational. Drawing is very important part of portrait work. A painting is only as good as the drawing underneath. I always start with the eyes. If the eyes aren’t right than I usually will not continue and will start another project.
![Ct Mural Portrait artist new 12 14 724 (8) Ct Mural Portrait artist new 12 14 724 (8)](http://mjpfaux.com/wp-content/themes/prophoto4/images/blank.gif)
Focusing on the eyes with 4b-2b just drawing lines, no fading or blending at tis point.
![Ct Mural Portrait artist new 12 14 724 (12) Ct Mural Portrait artist new 12 14 724 (12)](http://mjpfaux.com/wp-content/themes/prophoto4/images/blank.gif)
Starting detail on one of the eyes.
![Ct Mural Portrait artist new 12 14 724 (14) Working on the detail of both eyes. Notice the paper or tissue below as to not smudge the rest of the drawing.](http://mjpfaux.com/wp-content/themes/prophoto4/images/blank.gif)
Working on the detail of both eyes. Notice the paper or tissue below as to not smudge the rest of the drawing.
Up until now its all been hard line. I have started to do some blending above the eye lashes and eyebrows, below the bottom lash and in the corner of the whites of the eyes. I have not used any white charcoal at this point.
In the next part 2 we will begin working on the rest of the face.
CT Portrait/Mural Artist- How to portrait-Part 1
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