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Here is a time-lapse video of a detailed realistic pencil portrait I recently completed for members of the <a href="http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/club/">Let's Draw People Club</a>!

This portrait is of a woman I named "Ann". As you can tell from the video, I used a light box and grid to make a line drawing of "Ann" on Bristol board paper. Then I shaded in tones, blended tones for a realistic touch, and repeated this process several times with additional layers. I used a mechanical pencil for the entire drawing.

What this video does not show is how I set up the grid on the computer and how I use a high-resolution version of the reference photograph with grid lines already in place on the computer. The full tutorial in the <a href="http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/club/">members'</a> area includes all of this and more, including larger reference photos, the same grid I used available for you to print out and follow along, and over 16 hours of thorough, step-by-step verbal and visual instructions from start to finish on how to complete this portrait!

Watch the video above for a small glimpse of my process. <a href="http://www.letsdrawpeople.com/club/">Click here</a> to join the LDP Club and view the complete tutorial. Enjoy!

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