Shading a Portrait with only ONE PENCIL [in-depth tutorial] 

Dear Jescia, I am a lady of 63 years and because of the situation at the moment, I am at home 13 months now. In May 2020 I started drawing. With your help and your vlogs I learned how to draw noses , eyes and mouths. In this vlog here you taught me how to blend. I did the tutorial with you. Yesterday I made a portrait of Anne Hathaway. I wanted to see, if I could manage that now on my own, with all the knowledge you gave me. And it is really a good portrait. It wouldn't be so without your help. Very, very many thanks for your teaching and your vlogs. I appreciate your work soooo much. Greetings from Austria Ulli P.S.: I love your voice. And thank you, that you speak slowly. My mother tongue is German and I can easily follow.

I really got a lot out of this video. I began watercolor painting as a pandemic hobby but want to learn sketching, too. And since I’m 80 now, I need to learn efficiently and practice every day. Thank you so much!

Jessica you teach in such a delightful way..I also started at 64 got a lot to learn but my shading was usually to dark but when you said shade fron dark to light it was an eye opener. I can sit and watch you all night. Such an amazing job you don with this portrait. And your voice is so soothing . Love your work. Thank you so much. Best wishes.

I am your very big fan . Because of you I started drawing . You were always my inspiration . Thank you .

i love the locked in portrait

You are a lovely teacher, I appreciate you.

This was highly and thoroughly instructive, showing what an artist sees, and thinks about while looking at a source photo, and while bringing a drawing to life. Using a single pencil for one long, continuous effort also keeps learners in a constant focus on technique and watching the project develop as a whole. When a teacher says something like, "I'm now going to switch to my 6B," it somehow interrupts the rhythm for me, and the spell is broken-- I'm staring at the pencil instead of the process of drawing. Thank you so much for this.

You are one of my new favorite artists,thank you for being so good.

what a beautiful man and what an even prettier drawing! thank you

Thanks for helping us learn drawing portrait.

Beautiful. You're such a good teacher ☺️.

Gorgeous, Jesica! Thank you so much...

Fabulous work with just one lovely pencil...Your model is so pretty.

Great video. So informative. I keep coming back to it as I do more drawing and learn heaps every time. Thank you so much.

this was incredibly helpful! thank you!!

excellent tutorial, i am a newbie to drawing at the age of 63, i am starting to get the shading right (phew) but still struggling with hair, but studying your tutorial and playing back a few times I can already see I am improving! Thank you Jessica !

Wow, thank you so much! You're a great teacher❤

Thank you sooo much for this!!

Great tutorial! I like to find videos like this to show my students when they get tired of hearing my voice. I use the Ticonderoga Beginner pencils myself and with my M.S. students. They have a much softer lead and can give a deeper dark,

That is a great job! Thank you for posting, teach! :)

I just found you and followed along , your tutorial was very helpful , thank you so much 😊

Crushing it Jes!

Very amazing drawing!! Your drawing skills are talented.👍👍👍

Great video! Really helpful!

Thank you for the tutorial! 🙇

wow!!! you posted again!!! yay!!

Awesome shading 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻🕯️🌹🌿.

Loved it ❤

Amazing portrait 👏🏻

Yes! I found some one who write’s/draws with their left hand!

I really appreciate how you show people of limited financial means that they can still progress. It makes me wonder if you were once poor and have a heart to show them a way forward. Plus, I tried a yellow HB Papermate for shading today and found it to be better than the 2B I had been using. Thanks so much! I'm currently trying to get better at eyes nose and lips.

Your sketch is very beautiful ❤🧡💚

amazing beautiful❤️❤️❤️❤️

Thank you very much 💐👍

😅thank you. Enjoyed your tutorial. Very helpful.

Thx,that what I am looking for

Good job👍🏻

Thanks for this video coz I have a problem of shading too

Nice sketch

Welcome Jessica.

Phenomenal! Thank you so much for this! Definitely have learned a LOT today! What kind of paper did you use?

thanks sister… and lol the sketch was better than the reference the shades ,shadows and all …❤️

Really impressive, what pencil grade did you use?

super

Jesica, great video, informative-I learned so much. I might of missed this but what paper do you use for drawing? Thank you!

Wow …😊

nice

Can you please show in this masterclasses how you have drawn the sketch. It looks like directly copied with transparent paper from the photo....? I would think shadowing and contour drawing should be a unique process.

What do you think of Devon Rodriguez drawings? They are very nice detailed Studio drawings but he does them in a moving subway in a few minutes without the person noticing

Jessica, what kind of paper do you use? Smooth? Vellum?

Çenesinde farklılık var .ama süper olmuş 👍👍👍👍👏

My main issue with the mechanical pencil is that it's always too sharp. Because I mostly work with ink my pencil tends to last quite a while barely ever sharpen it

I can’t maintain looking back and port in the picture that’s the problem with me and also the hair can’t do it

Okay. Guess I am in love with you now.

How could you help me please

How just how

Where do get portraits to draw?

May I ask how you are so cool?

I'm a granddaughter of Sonya and I've been drawing my whole life mostly bts.

*******FANTASTIC!1 yOUA RE A TOP ARTIST!*****🤩🤩😍😍🥰🥰🥰💗💗💓💓💓💋😺😺😺😺😺💋💋💓💓

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Your drawing would photograph much better if you used an art pencil. Somethings make it worth going to art school, makes you look less of an amateur.