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pencil portrait drawing of two boys in detail

Two Brothers at a soccer match

Posted on October 25, 2020October 25, 2020

I drew this portrait based on one photograph taken at a soccer stadium. The client is one of the boys and he commissioned this drawing as an 18th birthday gift for his brother. It was a sentimental photograph and I wanted to capture the connection the two brothers share in that moment in time.

two boys portrait drawing
Two brothers at a soccer stadium, 20 x 30 cm graphite pencil on paper

The drawing was drawn with graphite pencils on paper. I worked at 20 x 30 cm. I had one photograph to work from. It was a little dark so I brightened it up a little. There were some interesting highlight created from the top of the photo and I wanted to capture this.

pencil portrait drawing of two boys in detail
Detail of the drawing

The client was very happy with the finished drawing:

Hi Ivana, that looks absolutely amazing. I really wasn’t expecting anything half that good and it’s certainly been worth the wait.

Hugh, Ireland
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The finished drawing on paper

I always leave around 1cm border around the drawing so paper size is slightly bigger than the portrait itself. This is to allow for the drawing to be inserted into a mount and then framed. I provide the mount which is neutral in colour to compliment the colour of the paper. I wrap the mounted drawings in a plastic cover for protection and then post it with Anpost registered post.

mounted pencil portrait of two boys
Finished portrait drawing in a mount

I had one photograph to work from which is always a challenge. It is easier for me to capture the likeness of the people in a portrait with a few different photographs showing different expressions.

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Reference for the drawing

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I am a portrait artist based in county Kildare, Ireland. You can follow this blog to see my current commissions and news from my portrait studio. I post scans of finished portraits together with works in progress.
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