How to Draw a Pretty Face with Pencil - Zoe Saldana

[@rayvirgoe7231]

I have only just begun drawing for a short time. You are absolutely one of my favorite artists.

[@elzasalaam2065]

Sure...as more u do..U learn more.nothing comes without effort..Thanks for ur work

[@beesilva9085]

You inspire to start drawing again & I love that you don't use grid lines. I've always loved the "freedom" of drawing & grid lines don't give me that. Thx Wei for all your great tutorials!

[@ArtofWeiHo]

+Berta Barbosa That's good to hear Berta. Yeah, art is suppose to be enjoyable. No use grinding through grids=). Though a simple grid is helpful at times. Just not those crazy 20x20 grids that you do in some colleges.

[@thomaslansdown1531]

This is why I like watching you because you keep it simple. And I'm not into hyper realisam either, if I want it exactly like the photo then just take a photo.

[@fierluciano7980]

The elegance of your technique is astonishing, Wei! Great didactic too. Would you consider portrait Sade Adu, one of these days?

[@ArtofWeiHo]

+Fier Luciano Thanks Fier. And you made me look up the word didactic=). Haha, learn something new everyday I tell ya. Sade, wow, haven't heard her name for a long time. Thanks for your suggestion.

[@fierluciano7980]

+Art of Wei Glad that you´ve learned something as we learn so much from you! Sade is atemporal! ;)

[@ArtofWeiHo]

+Fier Luciano Thanks.

[@toddprepsky1203]

Really nice, Wei. What impresses me most is how you do the whole thing with a 4B. I'm always so afraid of going too dark too soon, so I start with an H and end up using HB, B, 2B, and 4B. Probably way more than I need, but I don't have your confidence with the pencil.

[@ArtofWeiHo]

+Todd Prepsky Well, if I were doing this off camera, I would drawing more details with the 2B and even HB first. But that takes too long especially for a video. So I just use the 4B. It's faster but you end up making more mistakes=).

[@hxzelnutz7419]

I'm only 12, but your inspirational words have pushed me to try harder! I love watching your videos! You just got a new subscriber!

[@gustavoarts]

I am 12 too

[@advaithiyer7153]

Lol same here😀

[@anthonymarshall7960]

Thanks Wei for being a inspiration. I just bought some new pencils today, and plan on drawing pretty soon

[@ArtofWeiHo]

+Anthony Marshall Thanks Anthony.

[@cartoon80s90s]

Good job with this one. Very enjoyable video and the tips you give are very helpful. The final version came closer to the picture, but I think the only part that is slightly different than the picture is her mouth and this might make it somewhat difficult to recognize immediately who it is. Despite that, it is beautiful portrait. What I find interesting in most videos is how the finished image is so different compared to the one we see live on the video? Is the reason behind this that the image was scanned and that increased the contrast? it makes it much easier to notice the details.

[@ArtofWeiHo]

+cartoon80s90s Yeah, there's a lot of little mistakes along the way. Also, I've found her expression hard to capture, especially when it's so subtle. The final drawing is modified in Photoshop. Mainly to make it look better as the lighting on the video makes the drawing dull. Especially on graphite, areas gets washed out by the lighting. Thanks for your comment.

[@carliiuxiiz]

I would have loved to see the final shading of the details! Thanks for the video, it was very helpful :) I really like the sketcky look you talk about, it gives a lot of life to the drawing.

[@ArtofWeiHo]

+Carla T Thanks Carla, yeah, I like the sketchy look too.

[@toddcercone6715]

+Carla T I feel that Wei's sketchy style is more artistic, and more beautiful than a "finished" piece. When one draws photo-realistic it loses interest to me.

[@lunafreeman1]

Beautiful!! :D very well captured

[@ArtofWeiHo]

+Luna Freeman Thank you Luna.

[@lunafreeman1]

Yep, np!

[@Kityileung]

Although the measurements are a little bit off, it still looks like her. And you know what? Sometimes it is good to let us see masters like you make mistakes, kind of making us feel not so inferior! LOL!

[@ArtofWeiHo]

+jieyi liang I'm not a master but I definitely make mistakes. It's very difficult to draw free hand portrait and have great likeness. That's why professionals trace=).

[@nigeldonaldson1647]

I'd say the doting around principle for drawing, is the same as it is for sculpture, in that moving around the work stops over emphasis & tedium. Also it's very handy for problem solving i.e working out tonal contrasts and shapes.

[@melaninwarrior6420]

Great work

[@viveikgupta2250]

beautiful drawing...sir.

[@ArtofWeiHo]

+Viveik Gupta Thanks Viveik

[@foxychulldiosdemanga6772]

it a really good tutorial but the last-minute fix ups before the end i wish they were included since the final result looks so much more amazing than where the tutorial left off

[@williamgomesdossantos2336]

Wow wonderful !

[@manoftheword1992]

how much time I have to learn to draw like you if i am beginner? you are great at it

[@ArtofWeiHo]

+Zviadi Bekauri I don't know. It's something I've been doing on and off for my whole life. Don't worry about getting to any point, just do it and see where you end up. You'll be amazed how fast things can progress.

[@awesomeguitarshorts]

Great job...but u could have shown us the off camera shading process....did u use same 4 b pencil for that?

[@ArtofWeiHo]

Yeah, I think it was a 4B

[@ابراهيمرحيمكاظمحميدي]

Very good 👍 👏

[@it1324]

great picture man

[@ArtofWeiHo]

+Ikhlaas Toonah Thanks

[@PytoX]

cool drawing!

[@ArtofWeiHo]

+Pytox Thanks Pytox

[@tentandoumcover]

What paper gramature do you use, sir?

[@ettab2674]

i like the way you drawing ....... :-)

[@nigeldonaldson1647]

A Good simple photographic reference to go by, & therefore should make for an equally good pencil portrait (or even better)

[@wopwop3363]

what kind of paper are you using regularly?

[@Andrei-uf9hi]

Amazing!!! I wish ill be abled to draw as well as you some day, im only 12 haha

[@ArtofWeiHo]

+CraftedFruit Asdf Of course, you can and you'll be much better than me because I had a long break from drawing.

[@JamesWilliams-ey5kn]

Great wonderful job

[@Themis-Femida]

Sehr schön !!!

[@Argadeux]

👌🏼 great!

[@ArtofWeiHo]

+Argadeux Thanks.

[@ladybirds2714]

wow👏👏👏👏

[@ArtofWeiHo]

+jojo alfahd =). Thanks.

[@imaneerrabili1795]

great! Thank you

[@meraki_fine_art6427]

Great video thank you.

[@ArtofWeiHo]

+Lmc 81 Thanks again.

[@JreyTroit]

I hate doing slanted portraits! 😢. but they're challenging.

[@ArtofWeiHo]

+JreyTroit I know exactly what you mean.

[@sheinacharm5053]

What pencil do you use in this tutorial?

[@toddcercone6715]

+sheina charm My guess would be that it is a lead holder with a 6B lead, but it doesn't really matter about the tools. Draw with whatever you have and you'll get better.

[@ArtofWeiHo]

+sheina charm sheina, it's mostly 4B and 6B

[@sheinacharm5053]

+Art of Wei i see. I actually use 4B. But im not really good in sketching i think i need more practice.

[@ArtofWeiHo]

+sheina charm I love the 4B too. Yup, just keep at it. feel free to show me your art. facebook.com/artofwei

[@muhammadanas8847]

plz how can i show you my work ? as i want to correct my mistak

[@HimanArtists]

Nice

[@sherifwahba4653]

Great! Thank you for sharing it! :)

[@Deshivibesincanada]

just dont know how can i be like u

[@ArtofWeiHo]

+Moon Hussain It's all just practice, nothing special.

[@troymangubat9314]

Sir can you draw Mia Xitlali please...

[@ArtofWeiHo]

+Troy Mangubat Okay, let me check that out.

[@aymannabil8778]

excuse me what kind of the pencil you draw 4b what

[@rodrigo5027]

Please, you have to draw Kana Hanazawa.

[@ArtofWeiHo]

+Rodrigo Romero She doesn't seem that pretty. Chihiro Yamamoto is much cuter, haha.

[@joeyluvgirls]

+Art of Wei how about Emily Kaiho. ;)

[@ArtofWeiHo]

+joe wee nice, very exotic looking...

[@i___5z955]

🙏🏻🙏🏻♥️♥️

[@vforvendetta112]

Very good 😊 please reply wei

[@Artistmohammedsaad]

2✋😇

[@ArtofWeiHo]

+Mohammed Saad Thanks Mohammed

[@joeyluvgirls]

i wouldnt mind seeing lucy liu. even at nearly 50 she is fine

[@ArtofWeiHo]

+joe wee Lucy Liu, another name that we haven't heard for awhile.

[@JamesWilliams-ey5kn]

Draw leela james

[@bethhilomen828]

I'm only 10 years old and I'm a boy my name is johncy I'm just using my moms channel

[@ArtofWeiHo]

Okay=). Well, check out the beginners video for drawing. Since most of the videos here would be too advance for you. Good luck. Just keep drawing.

[@iphonegamer4229]

I don't know draw😭

[@ArtofWeiHo]

+IPhone Gamer HOpefully my videos can change that over time=)