My portraits

[Skye]

Wow, that's really great, FuzzMonkey! Awesome job!

 

[zeldazipple]

Some low budge tools that work if you can't afford the fancy stuff.

Digitial: I know you can get Paintshop pro. on a free trial for 30 days so that might be better than nothing. When I got it a while back now it was free for 3 months. I used THE GIMP for a while and that works nicely but it's hard to use, but it gives better results than micorsoft paint. Allthought you will be amazed what can come from plaine old paint if you have the time and paitance.
None digitial stuff: I do muh better with pencils when with colour. My fave pencil lead is 6B soft, HB which is a really dark lead good for blacks and outlineing, for sketching I like Graphite pencils, they are really hard but give faint lines that can be eassly eraced later.
#2 pencils are great too if you get good quiltie ones and mechianial pencils that are HB lead in size 5.0mm not the fine or the ultra fine leads.
INKS: Gel Pens, fine line felt tip pens.
Hope this helps a little.

 

[MeepBorkMeep]

Oh wow. I've tried this technique with so many people, but I'm just so terrible with it. Yours is amazing, it looks like it must have been really hard to do! Excellent work.

 

[FuzzMonkey]

I just use regular graphite pencils from 6H all the way to HB and softer. I use blending sticks, cotton swabs and erasers for highlights. On the rare occasion I do colored portraits, it's usually of pets. I use Prismacolor pencils and blending sticks. Sometimes I use ink for the darkest areas and a little white paint for spots of highlights. I also use chalk pastels for large areas of base color and backgrounds. And I usually use the smooth Bristol board.

 

[Kiki]

Hey, that Orlando pic is incredible, it must've taken you yonks to do! Well done, keep up the great work!!
Btw, thank you for your very nice comment on my art.