First Portrait Drawing That I Tried

Hello @worldofxpilar, I am glad to share with you my first realistic pen drawing.
It is a pen drawing of my friend.

Size is 15x20 inches.
I used BIC ballpoint pen and Alabaster paper for this drawing.

I have always wanted to try out pen drawing just to have that experience and know what it's like. I'm really glad that I have finally done it.

Pen drawing can be unforgiving, as mistakes are not easily corrected. That's part of the reason I did the experiment. Before drawing this portrait, I did some experiment. I try out different pens, techniques, and styles. This helps me discover what works best for me. For this drawing, I used cross-hatching for layers and finished it with scribbling.

Drawing this piece, I realised that patience and regular practice are key to improvement.

Steps:

I first did my sketch with 2B graphite pencil then I proceeded to pen. Before then, I studied my reference image to understand details, proportions, and textures.