I love realistic portraits rendered with the quiet elegance of graphite pencils.
I use 2 mm lead holders with 2H, HB, 2B and 4B leads and a 0.3mm technical pencil with HB leads. I prize the contrasts of graphite with the white of the paper and love to maintain a pure white background when I can.
I generally use 100 pound Strathmore Bristol smooth in 9x12 or 11x14 format.
Beautiful! Great job!
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