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This is a portrait based on a picture of Jessie Ware done entirely with a black ballpoint pen. Link to the reference I used: [link]

I used a Bic Cristal Medium ballpoint pen as you can see in my first WIP [link] and the size is A5, so it's actually pretty small...
I have absolutely no idea how many hours I spent on this one but I think it was far too much, I have to get faster! :D

Please note that this is a scan and the quality isn't perfect, but I think it's pretty close to the original.

I am very pleased with the final result and I hope you like it too. :)

Tools I used:
- Outline with a mechanical pencil 0.5 HB.
- All the rest with a black Bic Cristal Medium ballpoint pen.
- Winsor&Newton Hard Back A5 sketchbook, 170gsm.

Links to WIPs:
WIP1: [link]
WIP2: [link]
WIP3: [link]

Thanks for watching and any feedback is always appreciated! ! ;)
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~GreenLightGo123 Apr 30, 2013  Hobbyist General Artist
I think this is beautiful. How did you do this without showing any pen strokes?
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~vitorjffg May 2, 2013  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
Thank you very much. :)
I apply layers of hatching and cross hatching with very little pressure. At some point, it's like the paper gets saturated and becomes much more forgiving and you have to press hard to leave visible pen strokes. The more layers, the more uniform the tone will be... I hope I summarized it in an understandable way. :)
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*heartinart Apr 21, 2013  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
Amazing!
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~vitorjffg Apr 22, 2013  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
Thank you! And thank you for the favs and the watch, much appreciated! :)
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~rae3604 Apr 17, 2013
I love your Megan Fox portrait also, but the improvement is spectacular. Especially the shading on the face, I mean I can't even see any pen strokes! It looks like a picture honestly.
From the post below it's just about less pressure and more patience. It's not easy, but you give me inspiration to get better at drawing, thanks!
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~vitorjffg Apr 17, 2013  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
Hi, thank you for your comment. Yes, it is indeed a matter of patience and, of course, some practice will help. :D
I'm humbled to know that I inspired you in some way, thank you very much for that!
And by the way, thank you also for adding to your favorites and watch list, I really appreciate the support. :)
Cheers ;)
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~rae3604 Apr 17, 2013
Haha, of course practice makes perfect, how could I forget that? Anyway much deserved, and looking forward to future posts.
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~vitorjffg Apr 18, 2013  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
Thank you again and I hope you like my future drawings! :)
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Mood: Wow! ~Honeycello-Kid Apr 1, 2013  Hobbyist General Artist
Oh my gosh, I thought I had this in my favourites, but no! :O
This is just incredible, I have no idea how you managed to do this in pen so perfectly except that maybe you used magic, and did a deal with the devil ;P Every time I use pen for drawing I end up with smudges of ink all over the paper, the table and all over me!
If you don't mind me asking, however did you manage all of the delicate shading? Everything about this drawing is just perfect!
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~vitorjffg Apr 2, 2013  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
First of all, thank you for the comment and compliments! :)
You know, actually I am a magician. Through the years I have mastered a skill that allows me to draw without holding the pen, just with the power of my mind. That's a hard and long path but I eventually succeeded! Haha :D
Jokes aside, what I really did was effectively grabbing my pen :) and use crosshatching with very little to no pressure at all. Just let the pen glide on the paper and apply one first layer which will be very light. Then, basically, do the same thing over and over again till you have the tone you want. For the darker areas of the face and below the chin I had to do this a lot more, always with very little pressure. Technically it's not rocket science as you can see, but it does require a lot of patience and concentration. I would even say that patience is the most important factor to achieve a result like this...
As for the smudges of ink I always have a paper tissue under my hand and clean the tip of the pen every couple of minutes to prevent this from happening. Ruining a drawing with ink blobs can be quite frustrating!
Thank you again and I hope I answered your question. If there is anything else I can do to help just let me know. Have a nice day! :)
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