Dear Martin, I am also a new student, I has similar experience, what I did with the blending is, go extremely light and slow gradually increase pressure ,covering small areas at a time, see if that will help.

Hi Martin, that is looking pretty good. You might try using graphite powder on the back ground and on the face itself.

The “Elderly Old Man” exercise shows great ways to use graphite powder. I used 8B powder and it really worked good. Ali shows several ways to use the graphite powder through out the whole exercise, and they all worked wonderfully.

Hoi Martin, wat voor papier gebruik je? Hoe gladder je papier is hoe donkerder je het kunt maken en idd het wordt veel zwarter als je grafiet poeder gebruikt ipv gewoon potlood!

Verder ziet het er eng maar góed uit 😅

keep it up looks like you going in the right direction although i am pretty new to this not at that point yet

🙂

Hi Martin 😊
I see the issue. Your paper is getting saturated, so adding more charcoal won’t go darker.
Try this. Build your darks in layers, but stop blending too much with the brush. The brush lifts graphite and charcoal, which is why it looks lighter.
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It’s immediately recognizable as Emma Watson; great job! I think there are some issues with certain facial proportions, for example, the forehead area seems too wide compared to the rest of the face, and there’s a disproportionate size to both eyes. I think the grid technique is incredibly useful; it allows you to achieve the proportions…

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Well done!!

Hi Martin

You might check out the exercises on the “Pencil Drawing Masterclass” in the Academy. There is an exercise on Drawing Hair and also the Final Portrait exercise, which is excellent for proportions, shading and facial details.

I hope this is helpful for you.

Hi Martin

You have a good start. Keep building layer by layer, building strong contrast.👍

Wow that’s great

very nice, i’m having the same problem at the moment even going up in pencil grades only gives me dark grey’s and not black’s

😍😍😍norteI can’t believe the progress you’re making with respect to your first drawings, congratulations Martín

Nice

try with charcoal pencils

You are a super human

I would use hb, 2b, or a soft and hard use of 4b,6b for skin 8b or charcoal for eyebrow,hb, 4b, 6b for lips, 4b,6b,8b for helmet definitely pressure control plays a big role

Nice work Martin. I think you caught the owl. He looks a little upset.

Nice work Martin. I think you caught the owl. He looks a little upset.

Well done!!

This is your best drawing so far 😊 Keep drawing and keep experimenting like this. That’s exactly how your skills will keep growing 🎨

Thats good

Hi Martin

It is apparent that you have artistic talent. You will learn so much from AHRStudios by studying the art exercises available. Ali will give you excellent cretics and encouragement.👍

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Nice progress Martin 😊
The face structure and the eyes are working really well. You captured a nice expression. Drawing the leaves on the face can definitely be tricky, so don’t worry.
Try lightly sketching the leaf shapes first and then slowly build the shading around them. That will help them sit more naturally on the skin.
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Its a good start and going through this course will definitely help ease difficult areas!!!