Annie portrait in progress 2 - Continuing to use the paper color

Yesterday I shared Annie’s left ear finished and pointed out that a white coat is easy to do on grey paper. Some light-colored pencil strokes for the hairs.…and the shadows between the hairs make themselves. 

I continue using the paper color...

Carolyn responded to this in-progress picture:

“Look at my pretty princess!!! She’s looking pretty!!!”

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Check out how much grey paper is showing around Annie's eye.

I never get tired of doing eyes. Because the colors and reflections in them are so interesting. Even though eyes are very nerve-racking…because they are so important in a portrait.

🎨 Prismacolor pencil on “Felt Grey” Canson Mi-Teintes paper. 18 x 23 inches.

Commissioned by Carolyn Martini, Gloria Kehoe, and Tammy Cunningham.