ART EXPLOSION WEEK 42: Theme NO THEME?

Hello Everyone!

This week there is no theme, so i wanted to draw what i like the most, i like tattoos very much, although i do not do them very often. i like to illustrate tattooed people, they look great and it's a lot of fun.

This is my entry to the contest hosted by @juliakponsford ART EXPLOSION WEEK

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

The Tools:

Mechanical Pencil.
HB Leads.
Charcoal Pencil.
Brush.
Moldable Eraser.
Diffuser.
A piece of tissue/Cotton.
Graphite Powder.
A4 Bristol 180G.

The Process:

I made the initial sketch and highlighted her eyelashes, her eyes are closed so it was not very difficult.
Then i began to illustrate his face, although the eyelashes look like falses, when we give life to the face everything can change.

I skipped a few steps because while i was illustrating the face, i forgot to photograph the process, but i can summarize that i used the HB pencil to do it and with the brush i softened his face.
I finally learned to make light hair thanks to a new technique. It consists of doing hair traces with a pen without ink, to mark the paper, then with graphite powder or with the charcoal illustrate the hair, in the light hair i shaded a bit with the charcoal pencil and diffused with the brush, this is a wonder the hair was great!

You notice how different the hair looks?
This made me very happy, now, i can do light hair without any problem!

I detailed the hair a little more to make the texture.
Then i illustrated the hand and part of the body with the HB pencil and shaded with graphite powder.

I illustrated the shirt, giving volume and shaded with graphite powder, softened the skin with a piece of tissue and cotton, but i think the texture of the paper did not soften it completely making it look a little rough.
With the charcoal pencil i made the thick lines to mark the tattoo.