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Description
Made between July 5th and July 8th 2017

Subject: Rafaela

> Graphite pencils over paper

Total time spent (concept+sketch+shading/rendering): 32 to 40 hours (estimate)

Paper used:
- generic brand, A4 (210mm x 297mm) white paper 120 g/m² (15+ year old paper, still pristine white!)

Pencils used:
- Rotring mechanical pencils with 0.5 mm HB and 2B Rotring leads
- Faber-Castell 9000 series 6H, 4H, 2H, HB, 2B, 4B, 8B

    Other tools:
        - Tombow Mono Zero eraser (round version)
        - Faber-Castell art eraser
          - Faber-Castell kneaded eraser
          - Faber-Castell Perfection eraser (7058)
          - Faber-Castell Pitt Pastel, white color, medium hardness
          - Blending stump
        - Q-tips and cotton balls
        - Brushes
        - Meyco Fixativ

Note: my 13 year old scanner isn't able to pick up the full detail of this piece, and the reflective/refractive effect of graphite only makes this worse, but it's all I have access to, at this time.

WIP animated gif available here

Please leave your opinion/criticism/suggestions in the comments below! I appreciate the feedback!

Description
Made between July 5th and July 8th 2017

Subject: Rafaela

> Graphite pencils over paper

Total time spent (concept+sketch+shading/rendering): 32 to 40 hours (estimate)

Paper used:
- generic brand, A4 (210mm x 297mm) white paper 120 g/m² (15+ year old paper, still pristine white!)

Pencils used:
- Rotring mechanical pencils with 0.5 mm HB and 2B Rotring leads
- Faber-Castell 9000 series 6H, 4H, 2H, HB, 2B, 4B, 8B

    Other tools:
        - Tombow Mono Zero eraser (round version)
        - Faber-Castell art eraser
          - Faber-Castell kneaded eraser
          - Faber-Castell Perfection eraser (7058)
          - Faber-Castell Pitt Pastel, white color, medium hardness
          - Blending stump
        - Q-tips and cotton balls
        - Brushes
        - Meyco Fixativ

Note: my 13 year old scanner isn't able to pick up the full detail of this piece, and the reflective/refractive effect of graphite only makes this worse, but it's all I have access to, at this time.

WIP animated gif available here

Please leave your opinion/criticism/suggestions in the comments below! I appreciate the feedback!