Yamapi (Yamashita Tomohisa - Japanese singer/actor)
Completed
HB pencil on stonehenge paper 11"x14"

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Yamapi's portrait is completed at last! Hope you guys like it!

The drawing is bigger than what my scanner can handle, so it ended up chopping about an inch off every side. I also adjusted the darks on photoshop so the values are closer to the real thing.

He still looks kinda chubby on the drawing, but I'm going to leave it as is. I've already tried fixing it, and I think the paper's already at its limit. If I did any more to his face, I might ruin it.

For the background, I decided not to use smudging. Instead, I went for a more scribbly background since it's difficult to get smooth textures when the paper is this grainy. I also made some random areas darker than others to give it some visual interest.



WIP #1 [link]
WIP #2 [link]
WIP #3 [link]
WIP #4 [link]
WIP #5 [link]
WIP #6 [link]
WIP #7 [link]
FINAL [link]

comments & critiques are welcome