Pencil portrait – step by step

Experimentation when I enjoy it the most! I used pencils, inks and collage technique.

Pencils used: Uni Kuru Toga 0.5 mechanical pencil and three Derwent Graphic pencils with different amounts of black – HB, 3B and 6B.

Ink lilies and Chloé perfume

Inks, lillies and watercolour inspired by Chloé Eau de Perfum. From scans to final illustration.

Struggling with Adobe Illustrator

This week I've been experimenting with some digital techniques using Adobe Illustrator.

When I lived in London I took an Illustrator course at Central Saint Martins. Jesus it was difficult! I remember sitting next to a Ukrainian girl who was quite good, asking her about every single step. I'm still a bit confused but it's great fun when you suddenly manage a new way of drawing. When I'm lucky, I also end up with some happy mistakes.

I always like to let the texture of the paper come through in order to create a more tactile feel. Do you have any tricks when it comes to Illustrator?

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