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[Edit 21/07/2010] After a few comments about the font being to small and it being hard to read unless downloaded i have now revamped it so that the fonts are larger - hopefully it is name easier to read and understand, thanks for all feedback and views so far! Also, many typos but i havnt got time to fix them all at the moment, will do in the future.
If you still find it hard to read please just DOWNLOAD it - it's much easier that way :'D
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Hey guys!
This is my first ever tutorial so i hope its good enough
And it is for BEGINNERS who want to know some good tips and trick's on how to draw realistic portraits
Let me know if i've got anything wrong and i'll be sure to change it, also if there's anything you would like me to add that is also fine
I really hope this helps some people, please leave a comment if this has helped you, thanks!
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Thanks, glad you do
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You're welcome! And I loved the tutorial, it was really useful!
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lol aside from the typos this is a very good tutorial on this technique
Thank you for taking time and sharing this for everyone ;v;
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Aha i always forget to go back and re-read these tutorials but thank you! I appreciate the feedback
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it's a great tutorial.. I never drew portraits before, and I wanted to get some good tutorials on it, to start trying sometime
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Your welcome! I am glad you like it, hope its helpful
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fantastic!
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Ahah thank you! your very welcome, its not perfect but i am glad it helps
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wow! this is really interesting. I've been trying to draw portraits but I don't go much in shading because I might ruin them. I've always been drawing anime styles for such a long time but I want to explore more techniques. This is very helpful, really.
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Thank you! One thing that i've learnt over the past year or 2 is that if you want to improve you cant be afraid, if you want to add shading but are worried that it will ruin the drawing then just go ahead and start shading, you'll never never if your good at something unless you try
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thanks for the advice! Just yesterday, I attempted coloring with color pens. It took me a lot of effort to ink it and I'm really happy with the outcome! But when I colored it using those color pens I just bought the other day, it was really awful...I was like, "I have to use this because if I don't I won't be able to practice using it. If I will use colored pencils again, there won't be fun anymore..." So I used it. Though it turned out to be awful, I know I should practice to be really used to using it like what I did with the colored pencils. Thanks for the advice again, I know I can use that in every artwork I will do in the future!
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Your welcome
Ah yeh i can be a bit dis-heartening when you try something new and it doesnt turn out great on the first try but you just need to stick at it, though sometimes if it doesnt work out a few times in a row it could be a good idea to choose an alternative that you might be more comfortable with. Such as using water color paints instead of pens to colour for example, theres loads to choose from
No worries, let me know if you need anything i am happy to help!
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Really? That's nice to hear. Thank you! I'll just let you know if I need anything
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YEs sure, your welcome
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thank you! I kid you not I have been trying to wrap my brain around how the heck these kinds of pencil drawings were possible!
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Haha your very welcome.
I'm glad it's helped!
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Best tutorial I've seen soo far
i'm a beginner at this and this helped me a lot
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Wow thanks, your very welcome, just glad it helped!
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great tutorial, really helpful
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Your welcome! I'm glad you like it
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Wow, really great tutorial!
(But I donΒ΄t think youΒ΄re a beginner =O it seems that you have some experience in drawing portraits
Ah well... The writing is a bit too small (for me).
All in all this tutorial is really helpful, you did a great job
May I recommend another tutorial, which is really helpful, too?
If you wanna see it follow this link:
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There are many different tutorials (:
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Thank you for the kind words
Well, i was a beginner when i made this tutorial a while back as this drawing of orlando bloom was my first major portrait, but i think i'm improved since then
Sure i'll check out that tutorial
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YouΒ΄re very welcome (:
Okay, I see. But for your first major portrait itΒ΄s really really good!
IΒ΄m practising a lot to become better at drawing people, itΒ΄s really hard.
Great! I hope itΒ΄ll help.
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Thanks again
Well, i find that if you want to get good at drawing people then practice is very important and drawing from photo's is very good too.
Also if you need help on shading for skin texture then look up the 'Circulism' technique, i found that that technique really help my drawings look better.
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Yes, youΒ΄re right. Practise is the key ;D.
I always use a photo and then I make a grid, itΒ΄s really helpful for me.
This technique is really good! I already used it^^. But itΒ΄s hard for me to draw darker shadings, because it always seems kind of false you know what I mean?
Nevertheless thanks for the tip^^.
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I think i know what you mean. I found it hard to go darker when i started out as i didnt want to ruin the drawing, but trust me it does make it look better 90% of the time. Just remember to get darker but adding layers, don't press harder to go darker - that can ruin things
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Yep, I always have the same feeling that itΒ΄ll ruin the drawing.
Thanks for your advice.
IΒ΄ll try it the next time.
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Yours is so much more precise than mine
Good luck in the competition 
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Oh thanks
Goodluck to you too!
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It's a good tutorial, but I think the point you hit best is how much time it takes to draw. I've seen dozens of pictures and tutorials where the artist gives how much time it takes to finish it, but that's it. I never knew exactly when and how the time was used. Is it used in the initial sketch? Is it used in the flat tones, or in the shading? When?
Your tutorial just up and out tells me that I'm going to be spending a few hours on each tiny part. It's extremely helpful, because it tells me to focus small and hard. That, I think, is the most powerful part of this tutorial.
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Oh well thats great then!
I'm glad you found it helpful and
thanks for the detailed commen,
makes it all worth while
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wow i never saw this before
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Thanks
It's getting pretty old now, i might try
and update it sometime
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26 hours. dude. Thats a looong time
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Haha yeah, my record is 46 hours i think... it's crazy,
but now i seem to be lacking the concentration due
to this crazy-long holiday lol.
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im in awe. i dont know if i could do that.
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Haha, i went on a kinda crazy drawing spree during easter i think
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thanks just what i need! good job
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Your welcome i'm glad you like it, hope it helps you
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Thought I would take a quick look at this and I like it. One of the things I have always found useful is blending stumps and chamois leather for blending different textures in the paper. The chamois tends to work best on the lightest areas near the highlights and the blending sticks for the transitions from dark to light. I have an ebook on other tools and there uses that I can maybe e-mail you. I've been drawing for years and it came in very useful.
Keep on experimenting Your stuff looks great so far.
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Thanks for the tips, i always like new tools to test out so i might try find some of these. I'm glad you like it
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Wow nice. no one taught me how to draw it just happened and now i want to study more.
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Thank you, i hope this helps you
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Great tut, but 25 hours O.o, you must have alot of patience
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Thanks alot
Well it makes it worth it in the end when you have something you can be proud of
It could have been done quicker, but i'm taking my time with things until i'm better
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You know, I will print it and i will try to draw something
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Cool! Goodluck
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