The first drawing in the new year.
I decided to try to draw in realistic style. Besides, this work differs because it is based on a real photo, not a sketch. But (!) almost nothing left out of the original photo. Nose, mouth, hair, cheek etc. finished off by hand. I do not think I will continue to draw like that, I just wanted to try to make the picture as close as possible to my vision of the character.
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