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This is a drawing from a photo of a young Lana Turner. This was a fun exercise and I'm inspired to draw some more famous Hollywood actresses.

This is a different technique for me as I used mainly a 4B and a 6B pencil for this drawing. I tend to stick to the H series which give greater detail but take much longer to complete. I enjoyed the high contrast values the B's provided and I will do some more pics with these.

4B, 6B Staedtler pencils and an HB mechanical pencil for some details. 11 x 14 in bristol plate.

Thanks for viewing, comments are appreciated!
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Mood: Love ~ladyshanta 2 days ago  Student General Artist
That looks brilliant! You are like a master.
I agree with you on the fact that the B pencils make great high contrast.
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~mwford 2 days ago  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
Thanks :)
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~ladyshanta 1 day ago  Student General Artist
You're welcome.
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Mood: Amazed ~selcoutha May 11, 2013  Hobbyist
Dude, How? Just, HOW?
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~mwford May 11, 2013  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
Easy, it's like coloring in a coloring book... I setup up a good line drawing and just filled it in, lol
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~selcoutha May 12, 2013  Hobbyist
filling in isn't that easy, though :| People say that hair is the easiest part but i can never do the hair properly :|
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~mwford May 12, 2013  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
It's about practice and observation. Drawing something from a photo, like I did, makes it a little easier but you have to keep practicing to get better. I still think my hair could use improvement in my drawings.
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~selcoutha May 12, 2013  Hobbyist
Yep! That's true!
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This is so fucking great I can't find the right words to describe how awesome it is!
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~mwford May 7, 2013  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
Those sound like perfectly good words to me, thank you! :D
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