Wise...

Hi guys!

EDIT: The speed drawing video's here- [link]

Eeep!!! I can't believe this one's done!

Here's a portrait of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama- a man of immense wisdom. It was such a pleasure to draw this; I can't even begin to quantify the amount of fun I had! Also, I discovered my love of drawing fabrics!

I wanted the background to match the colour of his attire in the coloured image, hence the yellow and red.

Anyway, on to the specifics:
Time taken: Around 10-12 hours!

Stuff I used: HB click pencil, 5H-2B graphite pencils, Derwent Coloursoft coloured pencils, dry white pastel, blending stumps, kneaded and hard erasers, tissue.

Size of the portrait: Around 26.4 X 25.5 cm.

A little note: The coloured pencils I used, the Derwent Coloursoft ones are absolutely lovely. They really are soft and so pigmented! Definitely 5 points higher than my Staedtler Luna ones. On a scale of 1 to 5.

So let me know what you think! I really appreciate faves and comments, and love reading and replying to each one.

WIP:
[link]

Thanks for watching!
-S.