Pastel Portrait Of My Little Niece Phoebe

Portrait Of My Little Niece Phoebe (Phoebe is a female name meaning "bright and shining")

 

Pastel Drawing

Plain White A4 Paper (297 x 210 mm)

Materials Used: Pastels, Pastel Pencils (Hard and Soft), Putty Rubber, Tortillion

 

I am not well at the moment so I decided to do a little drawing that I could sit on my lap to work on.

 

I have shown the stages of my work for my group "The Progression and Phases of Pastel Drawings" I hope you like it!

 

Stage 5

Starting on the hair, as she looks weird at the moment without any and I need to get a better profile in order to see what is needed. For Phoebe's hair I am applying the soft pastel pencil directly onto the paper and then using a tissue to blend slightly.

Also applying a bit of shading to her top.

Done