The Big Book of Realistic Drawing Secrets_ Easy Techniques for Drawing People, Animals and More

4. Randomize the Hair Strokes
Pencil strokes should be about as long as the length of the hair strands. Take care to keep the strokes random, rather than in
rows, unless you’re drawing a hair part in the scalp.

5. Continue Shading
Work your way down your subject, softening the shadows and shading. I don’t begin in any particular formula—sometimes I
start with the eyes, sometimes the hair, sometimes the nose. As long as your underlying drawing is correctly proportioned,
you have the freedom to choose where you begin.

6. Hone the Drawing
Add an overall light shade to the entire face.

7. Add More Dark Areas
The darks in a drawing make it pop, but be sure they’re in the right place before digging into that 6B lead! (It’s horrible to
erase.) Add some dark areas with a 6B lead pencil.

The drawing now has some of the subtle details that make it alive. For example, his teeth aren’t just white—they have
detail lights and darks that are visible in the photo.

Rick improved my finished drawing by straightening the hair and removing some of the highlights.

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