Portrait drawing - advices for realistic pencil portraits

This tutorial is by Iuliana Murariu. The artist beautifully explains how to create awesome effects in sketching by simple techniques.
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My Sketches

Hey guys!!

I have posted some of my old sketches. Have a look at them and give me your views about them.

My old sketches

Here are some sketches of mine which I made some years back...I was just experimenting by making human figures which we observe in our daily lives.Also, I  was learning to create the creases and folds of clothes by shading. 

Do let me know what you think about these...
check out more sketches here: MY SKETCHES

Art, Sketch and Magic!

Thanks for stopping by my blog!

I am Padma Priya and an artist by passion.

I am passionate about sketching portraits and have made some by watching and learning online tutorials. I have never used specialized tools for my sketches, just an HB pencil,an eraser and a cloth to smudge and blend.I started sketching fashion sketches when I was very young, but gradually I found out that more than fashion, I was interested in making the sketches.

I started out by making really simple sketches and basic strokes. My aim at that time was to understand the basics of shading and blending the shades to create a smooth appearance.
Then my attention shifted to details in the sketches, creating each part with detail.

Now my aim to create portraits which are very near to reality.

Through this blog I want to share my works and would love to invite comments and suggestions for improvement. I want to learn and explore more in sketching. People like me who are learning to make pencil portraits are welcome to share their experiences and ways of sketching.

Also,I'll be listing the blogs of talented artists because I practically worship art!
I am also making this blog for people like me who want to learn sketching , so I would try to put up some nice professional tutorials explaining each and every step with pictures. 

So, let me know what you think about my sketches, and maybe provide me with some tips?

Every artist has his or her own style of sketching and drawing, lets get together and share our works with each other to create a large pool of talented artists and their mesmerizing art.

Keep sketching and creating magic! Here is one of my work, this is my niece's portrait :)