Making of 'I hope'

A lot of people ask for a step by step so here it is

1. first off I do the sketching and shading with graphite pencils 3H

2. the other stage is the application of the paint which is applied with an airbrush (you can actually see the mask).

3. Once the painting as been done, I do the details and retouch the shading by color pencils. In this photo you can see the color pencils are done from the head to the knees.

4. the last stage is the hair which are done by brush, airbrush and color pencils. Painting's done!

5. A little close up of the face

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