Drawing Lionel Messi.

Hi Steemians!
I want to share with you my new pencil drawing of Lionel Messi. He is one of my favourite football player, so I decided to draw his portrait. I completed the drawing today, I hope you will like it.

Drawing duration : 11.5 hours.

Materials used :
HB, 2B, 4B, 6B, and 8B Graphite pencil.
Eraser pencil and a dust free eraser.
Paper stumps and a soft tissue.
Bristol paper A4 180gsm.

The process :

1. Made the outlines using a HB pencil.
   
2. Made the the eyes and eyebrows using HB,2B,4B and a 6B pencil. Also shaded the eye area with a HB pencil.
   
3. Made the nose and lips using HB,2B, and a 6B pencil.
   
4. Shaded the face using a HB pencil.
   
5. Started working on the beard by drawing fine lines using a sharp HB pencil.
   
6. I used 4B and a 6B pencil to add more details on the beard. Also started shading on the neck using a HB pencil.
   
7. Started shading on the jacket with a HB, 2B, and a 6B pencil.
   
8. completed shading on the jacket and also started working on the hairs with a HB, 4B, 6Band a 8B pencil.
   
   The drawing is now complete.
   Here's a Gif of the process :
   
   Thanks for watching.