Yesterday I posted a picture of a work in progress on my Facebook page, and this is how I finished it today.

I had so much fun creating this portrait! Initially I had the idea to use the same media and techniques that I used for my previous portrait Khutulun, but I ended up working only with charcoal and soft pastels. I find these mediums are great when you want to focus on creating shadows and highlights in the face and add lots of texture and loose lines.

I have also filmed the process of making this portrait, which I will post soon on my YouTube channel and here on my blog.

Contemplation. Charcoal, charcoal pencil and soft pastel on mixed media paper.