Children’s Pencil Portrait

This children’s pencil portrait is complete showing personalities in a garden setting. Rendering in pencil is a favorite medium for me. Thank Goodness, artists are allowed to make adjustments to make the composition work better.

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IS two young girls pencil portrait initial layout.

You can see that in the reference photograph with the two young ladies standing by a garden light post. The lamp light is positioned right between their heads which, interferes with seeing their faces clearly. Additionally, the reference photograph also has the girls standing on different ground levels. So, the layout is adjusted so that they are on the same ground level and the post is raised a little higher above their heads.

two young girls with lamppost pencil portrait
two girls pencil portrait

I work on the darkest details first and just keep adding shades till the portrait is complete.

children's portrait
Granddaughters of an author I have illustrated books for.