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Items you will need for this tutorial:
-Canford Card Stock Dreadnaught Gray (or any other tinted paper)
-General's charcoal pencils, Hard, Medium, Extra Soft, and white
-medium sized painting brush or facial tissues for blending
1. I begin the portrait by sketching out an outline. The paper that I do finished works on is kind of expensive so I always do my outlines on regular printer paper first. When I am happy with how my outline looks and I'm confident that it's fairly accurate, I transfer that outline to my tinted paper using transfer paper. When you are transferring a drawing be careful not to push too hard with your pencil. Pushing too hard will leave indentations in your paper that will show up later when you are shading. When you are doing an outline you need to identify key areas and areas where tonal changes occur. This first step is very important in attaining an accurate likeness of the person you are drawing. Take your time. If you want to make certain that the likeness is spot on, you may try the gridding method. I use this method myself, sometimes. If you'd like to know more about gridding do a Google search on it first.
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