Photos to be used as reference for the portrait

These include a photo of a sibling and some toys to possibly include

She also provided me with a photo of an outfit that she would like her to be wearing.

I drew up 5 layouts in various arrangements and this is the layout chosen

The sketch has been transferred to the archival sanded paper.

She still needs some work, but she's looking nice ;o)

Unfortunately, pastels don't photograph well, and she looks much better in person

Here is an actual scan of the finished portrait.

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Close-up