A Hyperrealistic pencil portrait of the great Martin Luther King Junior. 

Drawn from mid October to mid November of 2016.

Total hours: 85+ hours 

Tools: Prismacolor Col-erase pencils, smudge brushes, blending stumps, rulers, erasers, magnifying glass.

Size: 18X24 Inches.

Finished product. 

Preliminary sketches and layouts. 

begining on the left..

Moving across the face to the right, going over the key parts for portrait accuracy: eyes, nose, mouth. 

One of the most challenging areas of the whole face was the skin texture around the nose and mouth. 

After the key areas are completed, large, less important areas are filled in (chin, forehead).

Thank you for checking out my art! I would really appreciate feedback and comments.