MY RECENT COUPLE PORTRAIT | Done with 100% charcoal

Hello fellow steemians! I hope you are having a great weekend Happy new month to you. My dear members of @worldofxpilar I am here to share my most recent realistic charcoal pencil portrait of my recent commissioned piece I did for my client. The portrait is commission by their family friend. it's one of my biggest portrait in this year. It's a portrait of a couple.

Materials

Paper	Mat paper
Size	20/24 inches
Pencils	charcoal pencil and powder
Eraser	Tombo mono zero and nataraj vynil eraser
Camera	infinix mobile phone
Duration	Approximately 28 hours
Location	Home

Here are the steps on how I did the portrait.
I drew my grid lines and made my sketch then started shading it gradually. Sometimes I usually start some of my portraits from the hair, but in his case I started with the nose eyes, down and lips. This is to helps me work downward and from left to right before moving down to the clothing. I do this to avoid smudging the part I may have already worked on. I really took my time to include everything in detail. Making sure nothing was left out since I want him to really appreciate a good work. And I know myself. I know I'm always committed to excellence regardless of who my client may be.

Step 1
I couldn't make other progress shot since it was raining and I usually shoot my progress shot outdoors. It's rainy season down here.

Finishing

framed

Reference

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