How to Draw and Shade a Girl's Face using Graphite Pencils - My Process Tutorial

Hi Guys!
In this BIG video I will show you how to draw AND shade a girl's face using graphite pencil. I will be using a 2B, B, HB, 2H and a black colour pencil, an eraser, a blending brush and a reference picture. I am also once again introducing you to a shading map, so you can see how the shades fall on the face.
Questions or feedback? Please leave a COMMENT! It makes me happy and supports the channel!
WARNING: This is NOT a full facial feature tutorial. BUT I do have tutorials for all the facial parts on my channel - and much more. I did this video to show you my entire process of drawing a female realistic face. I am drawing and shading the nose, the eyes, the skin, the eyebrows and everything you need to complete a portrait of a realistic female face.
Other than a few materials you need to have knowledge about anatomy and skills to draw realism. If you don't have them, don't give up - go to my channel and start practising. Also you will need patience! Without patience you wont make it far as an artist.
When draw a girl's face it's important that you get the proportions right. In these chapters I have broken down my process, so you can see it from A-Z:
Chapters:
00:00 How to Draw and Shade a Girl's Face using Graphite Pencils Intro
00:34 Art Supplies/Art Materials for drawing a girl's face
01:44 Sketching a girl's face using graphite pencils
03:12 Looking at the reference picture of the face
03:31 Sketching the Eyes
04:04 Sketching the Eyebrows
04:20 Sketching the Nose
04:42 Sketching the Mouth
05:05 Sketching the Hair
05:40 Drawing the eyes (Details) and introduction to my in-depth tutorials
06:50 Double Checking proportions using a mirror
07:30 Sketching the ears
07:40 Shading the girl's face using graphite pencils + shading map
08:58 Instagram Tour - Check my other drawings
10:32 Drawing, Shading and Detailing the eyes
12:49 Drawing the eyelashes
15:03 Sweet Comments from my Subscribers!
16:25 Drawing the second Eye
18:00 Drawing and Shading the Nose
21:06 Drawing and Shading the Mouth
23:53 Drawing and Shading the girl's face / Shading the skin
28:09 Shading around the mouth of the girl's face (shading the cupids bow)
29:08 Continuing Shading the Face
30:01 Shading the Neck
31:00 Drawing and Shading the Hair
36:52 Fixing up drawing- and shading details
37:25 Drawing Freckles - Bonus Feature on the realistic female face
38:31 The finished Result - drawing and shading a girl's face using graphite pencils - outro!
The video is almost 40 minutes, so get your popcorn ready and LET'S DRAW A REALISTIC GIRLS'S FACE USING GRAPHITE PENCILS!
Love from,
Nina Blangstrup
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I am 12 and I really like drawing but it's so hard to find a easy tutorial video of drawing I am so happy I find your channel now it's so easy to draw . Thanks nina

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Your drawing tutorials and everything is wonderful
Thank u
May God bless you

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i love blending too!

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Great tutorial!

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Thanks for sharing
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You are really talented . I am going to try this soon.....😍

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[@sonisworld5642]

Thank you so much Nina for this video❤️❤️ honestly you brought back the will in me to draw human potraits once again!! Its been too too long since i drew human face !! By watching this video, i am definitely gonna draw again. Thank you again.. you are a gem ❤️❤️❤️🙏🏻🙏🏻 Best mentor i must say❤️

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I love sketching portraits too
😄

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And i am one of the student of you 😊

[@samriddhimagaji2026]

First I was very nervous if I could even draw an portrait of this girl then after I read all the comments I was so inspired by maam and other subscribers, hopefully I have a good portrait like u maam ☺

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It takes a little patience and a lot of practise 💪🏼🤓✏️

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Keep it up

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You are welcome Huda ✏️🤓💪🏼

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Hi! I love your vids!! For future face tutorials, can you keep the reference photo on the screen?

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[@carispoonemore4831]

This video was amazing and helped me a lot. It is really hard to find a beginner friendly tutorial that doesn't use too many tools. Thaks so much.
(Btw I LOVE your unicorn disclaimer. ❤ 😂 )

[@husnainali076c7]

Its awsm🥰...i actually wanna ask that which paper do you use for sketching and shading?

[@NinaBlangstrup]

Multi tech from painton

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[@luisangelcalvoruiz3829]

Hello Nina, I needed to know the type of brush you use to blur and the black paint pencil, I want to buy them. thanks a thousand .

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Its a flat synthetic makeup brush... I dont remember where, but makeup stores! :)

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you make drawing very easy also i love that you are using the loomis method

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This helped so much, thank you!!!

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nina thank u for making me a pro artist

[@mihikasaisri]

Hi mam. i have been using the same makeup brush to blend my graphite from a long time. i think its a called a concealer brush but i would like to know how to keep that brush clean. often, graphite gets stuck onto the brush and smudges on my paper but have you got any tips on cleaning that mam? can we clean it with water? but beautiful work mam. youve got magical hands. thank you for the tut! i really improved A LOT in drawing faces after watching this vid.

[@NinaBlangstrup]

I never clean mine. I use the graphite left over. But you Can Blend it out by Using it on another paper. 🤓✏️

[@joetimothyotuchi2072]

Hi Nina, how can I sketch a realistic drawing from the reference using grid lines, and a 2B graphite pencil only. Cause for now I have got only 2B pencil to use.

[@NinaBlangstrup]

You Can easily draw with only one pencil. Use my free course at www.ninablangstrup.com and On my Channel go and find the video where I use only one pencil to draw a full Portrait - in this video you Will get all the tricks. Main trick is to master skill and pressure control 🥰💪🏼❤️✏️

[@ahmedali-hj2yc]

nina i feel like there is a big like huge diff betwwen brands if u use roco HB pencil u will see that its more like 2H and if u use the goldfaber by faber castell the HB pencil its more like a darker grade.Just wanted to say btw dont believe me try urself and let me know😄

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Its true. But basically all pencils Can draw ✏️

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20minutes late but it's ok your videos really improved my drawing skills 😄💗

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Thank you so much for video and it really help me how to shade face .💖

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Yw:)

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You’re welcome ☺️

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nina please make hyper realistic tutorials tooo. well you explained very very well in this vidio.😄

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I Will Think about it 😇

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I also wish to make a hyperealistic portrait but, it is only possible if you make a vidio about it.

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Please nina upload a hyperealistic portrait tutorial please 🙏🙏🙏

[@artwithpooja2637]

I have a doubt, which Graphite Pencil is Good and Graphite Pencil or Charcol pencil is good for realistic drawings.
Please reply 😃

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You Can see which ones i use in the bwggining of most my videos ✏️✏️

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What did you expect? 😃

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You are welcome! Godspeed!

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Tysm

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nina which editing app do u use?

[@NinaBlangstrup]

Final Cut Pro X

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Do you get graphite shine?

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Yes it happens

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Love from Kerala ❤️🥰

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thank you I really appreciate this video this has helped me way more then other videos

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What brush do you use?

[@NinaBlangstrup]

Make up brush 🤩

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Awesome Rick and Morty nails!

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it would be nice if u also did like the hair shading map

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I love you video so so much 😊

[@PhantomZ--]

Tysm!!!!
A bunch of kids in my grade made fun of me for draw anime, so im gonna learn how to draw realistic drawings so they can shut up. I will still draw anime but now I will also be able to draw realistic ^^

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Forget about them. Draw for you, bc you like it ✏️❤️

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[@michellebrill7835]

Hi Nina I love you videos. Do you happen to have a video of a female biting the lower bottom lip trying not to cry?

[@NinaBlangstrup]

Sorry, no, but find reference pics and practise a few times!

[@user-lilana]

What kind of paper do u use?

[@NinaBlangstrup]

Multitech from Painton