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Charcoal portrait

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Charcoal portrait of woman with hands on her face

Charcoal on paper. Started and finished at Stephanie Sheppard's studio in our one-on-one art class. She's a great teacher!

Those hands nearly broke me though. At first they reminded me of the hotdog hands in Everything Everywhere All At Once.

Charcoal portrait in progress
First hour of progress
Charcoal portrait in progress
At this point I realised I'd have to erase half the face and a hand because it was all too wide.
Charcoal portrait in progress
Reference comparison - not a perfect likeness, but I don't mind it

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