I redrew this a couple of times because I was not happy with the result at all.
The drawing shown below was my first attempt, I used it as an experiment. I wanted to find a way to make my pencils look blurry and dreamy. My experiment succeeded, I used a piece of tissue paper to blur out the pencil.
![](https://yes.perla.rocks/content/images/2023/01/20230123_121222.jpg)
My second attempt at drawing this girl started off strong. I really loved the shading and the form, but as it progressed it lost its likeness. If I could, I would go back in time and stop myself before I continued drawing this because I love this first draft so much.
![](https://yes.perla.rocks/content/images/2023/01/Snapchat-2024850362.jpg)
Here is where the drawing started to lose its likeness. Though at this point it is still very pretty.
![](https://yes.perla.rocks/content/images/2023/01/e28f08f3-e025-449e-94cf-6364543ad98b.jpg)
And here is the completed version of my second attempt. It's not a terrible drawing, but it is more stylized. When I started this drawing I was hoping for a more accurate and realistic look.
![](https://yes.perla.rocks/content/images/2023/01/20230122_163703-1.jpg)
Though I love the drawing, the shading, and the hair, it didn't look like the reference photo and left me unsatisfied.
So, after my second attempt, I decided to follow the reference photo more closely.
![](https://yes.perla.rocks/content/images/2023/01/abf6183f464702316ba6aafee0e51c0c.jpg)
![](https://yes.perla.rocks/content/images/2023/01/Picsart_23-01-23_11-52-21-973-1.jpg)
I love the shading on the face in this drawing. I feel like I captured the beauty of the portrait.
What I would have done differently:
I would have paid more attention to the hair. As I look at the reference photo I see more detail in the hair that I feel would have made the drawing come to life.
I also would have refrained from adding the harsher lines around her neck and face, it would have helped with the shading a lot more and create a more seamless look.