5-Day Sketching - Part 5

Welcome to the final day of the 5-day sketching challenge! Each day consists of a pencil sketching lesson covering a different subject.

For day 5, we'll be sketching a portrait of a farm yard hen.

See below for reference photos, materials and links to other days.

Materials You'll Need

• A few sketching pencils ranging from a firmer HB through to a darker 6B, 7B or 8B. I use a carbon pencil for darker tones to avoid graphite shine but that's not essential.
• 5 sheets of drawing paper (A4 or American letter size) or a sketchbook of similar size. - An eraser (I prefer a kneadable eraser).
• A pencil sharpener

Reference Photo Downloads

• Reference photo (colour)
• Reference photo (black & white)
• My finished sketch
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