What you are reading now is the first stage of the pencil sketch tutorial series that will guide you to master the art of using pencil to sketch various objects. By following this pencil sketch tutorial series, you will be able to use your pencil to draw anything you want as photorealistically as possible. There are two big parts of this tutorial series: sketching using graphite pencil and sketching using colored pencil. In this first part of the series, you will learn about using graphite pencil to create monochromatic sketch of a photograph.
This tutorial series is meant to be easy even for people who know nothing about drawing. Each stage of this pencil tutorial series will use the same format consisting of a brief yet intuitive step-by-step guide supplemented with illustrations. By reading the instruction and examining the provided illustrations, you can expect easy understanding of how to transform yourself into a pro artist with only a pencil as your asset.
The first stage of this pencil sketch tutorial series will be about creating a pencil sketch of a little girl. To follow this tutorial, you can either use the reference photo that this tutorial uses or use your own photo. Using your own photo obviously makes your training a little bit more challenging, but if you can follow every step explained in this tutorial perfectly, you will surely enjoy it. If you wish to use the reference photo that this tutorial uses, you can save the reference photo that you can find below. After you get the photo, you can start following the instruction below to work on your first pencil sketch project.
Requirements:
- A sheet of A3 drawing paper
- Hard graphite pencil (H or HB)
- Slightly black graphite pencil (2B or 3B)
- Black graphite pencil (4B or 5B)
- Ultra-black graphite pencil (6B or 7B)
- Reference photo (you can use your own photo or download the photo below)
Step-by-step Instruction of Sketching a Little Girl
Create a simple pencil sketch of the face using a pencil that is not too black, like H or HB, which is easy to erase should there be a mistake.
Add basic shade using a hard pencil (H or HB). Because you are using a hard pencil with rather minimum blackness, you should apply slight pressure when adding shade using it. Ease the pressure on areas that require lighter shading.
Add darker shade using a harder pencil, like 2B or 3B. Don’t apply too much pressure and make sure that the shade is even. If necessary, add a thin stroke around areas that are lighter than the rest of the photo to prevent them from being shaded.
Using the same pencil (2B or 3B), draw the basic contour of the face. Simply create a rough pencil sketch and don’t get too detailed. As long as the overall contour of the face is already apparent, you have done it well.
After finishing working on the face, let’s move to hair. To draw the hair, sketch some thin strands outlining the hair and then make them thicker.
Done with the head, you can now move to the shirt. You can start by roughly sketching the shirt’s creases. Afterwards, you can refine the creases and add shade to them using a 2B or 3B pencil.
When the entire sketch already looks clear, the next step is perfecting it. Some areas that need accentuating, such as cheek and eye areas, should be refined using a 4B or 5B pencil. It is important to notice that although you are creating bold lines on those areas, be sure to make their edge as smooth as possible. For the eye area, you can use ultra-black pencil, like 6B or 7B.
The last step is finishing. Smoothen all shades that are still rough using either HB or 2B pencil to reduce their thickness. Using either pencil, add thin and even shade to make the sketch look smooth and clear. Don’t forget to evaluate your pencil sketch to locate areas that need improving and to make your pencil sketch look satisfactory.
Here is the before-and-after comparison image of this pencil sketching project.
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