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I created this animated gif of the various steps of Rhianna's portrait.
Initially I sketched it schematically.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP-xWiwaE1CVHQJ48gDoX7HR1YBv68bwwHnYdDGKr0lYi86wqWdwSBRkHGFn7l2QBvU1jyFpfXSMK3SHcHwjaWG8jy1jHVZGiaP81e7VxMrDLFF_YDJMspYodlG51ZoRcCPL2vlVEPl7Y/s640/rhianna-01.jpg)
Then I added the various details as well. I started from the right eye.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPCNvDit-jgo1nTEvJtVTESWVliBQwmE4w2NIFjP-XoiwukNoNjv17xQzJp738XMWz2JLDGjLM-6KEg6EpBTtn6WwD915KPwlBAoYHQJRFz2mvl0XGgfkzyizxNW6Dh08cplWJlgGTS9o/s640/rhianna-02.jpg)
I completed the shadows of all her face
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgztKDk5AWULtW6umWfRViHTkVi7n5mmgPqkcG9uW2twmC2VtryP7a4ycBD9HvUzPOvS_v5vX2T0TFoJMGN0ILIhpnY2fRF0U44ep3HwdEe4djoXG6_yzxvwH4tQ7PsxUx0r8ywX6i-__I/s640/rhianna-03.jpg)
So I cleared the lit areas with a white crayon
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To make the eyes more alive I have obscured the points in the iris and on the ocular orbits.
So I completed the draw.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsp4ZlKB9IXX6_PCG6tEuUtzla_E_7NYxGmcZSEIz41DCoPXKN7xYIBYu_u0qhlum5FhjOyXRarlnyHSt2fZi-T6XKq51vZIemJ-vVHADmycQCNDVr9szwxNjNhW5rez66PYptnrmerUQ/s640/rhianna-f.jpg)