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<CENTER>This is my first entry into the 'Drawing Challenge' by @helene. 
Thank you @helene and the guest judge @htliao for arranging this contest.</CENTER>

<CENTER>The link to the contest is shown below:</CENTER>
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<CENTER>https://steemit.com/drawingchallenge/@helene/drawing-challenge-winners-5-and-new-theme-6-sbds-giveaway</CENTER>
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<CENTER>This Week's Theme for the 'Drawing Challenge' by @helene is:  
**'draw a portrait of a child (only used by pencil)'**</CENTER>
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<CENTER>This is quite an unique theme for an art contest.</CENTER>

<CENTER>See below my entry. I drew with a pencil as the contest stated that only pencil can be used
Hope that it came out okay. </CENTER>

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## <CENTER>portrait of a child</CENTER>
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<CENTER>https://s20.postimg.org/pk4scbg7h/C_9.jpg</CENTER>
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<CENTER>This may look like a grown up, but she is actually a child. I tried to draw a sketch of "Kristina Pimenova". Hope it came out okay. Her eyes are quite unique and makes her look more grown up.</CENTER>
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<CENTER>As the contest requires that I include my username in it, I have included it. Can you spot it?</CENTER>
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<CENTER>These are the pencils that I used</CENTER>
<CENTER>https://s20.postimg.org/ni4ay2i8d/C_equip.jpg</CENTER>
<CENTER>An HB and a 6B pencil and an eraser.</CENTER>
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<CENTER>Here is an animated gif of the drawing process</CENTER>
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## <CENTER>portrait of a child</CENTER>
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<CENTER>https://s20.postimg.org/eodegyv9p/C_Drawing.gif</CENTER>
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<CENTER>Here are the step-by-step process of how I created the drawing</CENTER>
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<CENTER>To start off, I began a rough sketch of the child</CENTER>
<CENTER>https://s20.postimg.org/4ur571mtp/C_1.jpg</CENTER>
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<CENTER>Then I drew more detail</CENTER>
<CENTER>https://s20.postimg.org/aa4x54kp9/C_2.jpg</CENTER>

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<CENTER>Adding shading mainly with the cross-hatching technique</CENTER>
<CENTER>https://s20.postimg.org/i94832thp/C_3.jpg</CENTER>

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<CENTER>Then smoothing the shading to make it look more realistic</CENTER>
<CENTER>https://s20.postimg.org/9vyj8eua5/C_4.jpg</CENTER>
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<CENTER>fine tuning the hair and the drawing</CENTER>
<CENTER>https://s20.postimg.org/yy5nyzq31/C_5.jpg</CENTER>
<CENTER>https://s20.postimg.org/r7yvtunrh/C_6.jpg</CENTER>
<CENTER>https://s20.postimg.org/9kh2vndu5/C_8.jpg</CENTER>
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<CENTER>And this is it</CENTER>
<CENTER>https://s20.postimg.org/pk4scbg7h/C_9.jpg</CENTER>
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<CENTER>Thanks for reading my post and hope that you like it.</CENTER>
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<CENTER>**If you like this post, please upvote, resteem, follow and comment.**</CENTER>

<CENTER>**Thanks for your time and have a great day!**</CENTER>
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