How I draw Katy Perry [Portrait]

How I draw Katy Perry:

“PRE SKETCHING” (New Technique. Transferring+Lightbox.) 

This is somewhat my new technique I’m trying out. 

1.) I scribble charcoal on the back of the reference picture. 

2.) I trace that sketch on regular printer paper. 

3.) I then go to my light box with the printer paper’s sketch. 

4.) I turn on the light box, and then line up my actual drawing paper on top of the sketch. 

5.) I place dots and guidelines to where everything goes-using the traced sketch as a guide.

THE SECOND SKETCH. 

1.) I sketch with my H pencil.  lightly and follow the dots and guidelines. 

2.) i sketch the eyes first

3.) Then move to the nose

4.) And then the mouth. 

SHADING: 

1.) I shade with my HB pencil the eyes. 

2.) I blend with tissues. 

3.) I shade with 2b pencil. 

4.) I blend with tissues. 

5.) I use white gel roll pen for highlights of the eyes. 

6.) I draw the eyelashes with my 2b pencil. 

7.) I shade around the eyes with my HB pencil and blend with tissues. 

NOSE: 

1.) I use 2b for the shadows. 

2.) i then shade the nose with my H pencil. 

Mouth: 

1.) I shade the shadows with my 2b pencil. 

2.) I blend with tissues. 

3.) I shade with HB Pencil. 

4.) I blend with tissues. 

I start shading the face: 

1.) I use my H pencil, 2h pencil, B pencil, and HB pencil. 

2.) I blend with tissues. 

Shoulders:

1.) /i shade with H pencil 

2.) Then i shade with 2h pencil 

3.) Next I have my HB pencil 

4.) I blend with tissues. 

Hair: 

1.) I start shading with my 2b pencil. 

2.) I blend with tissues. 

3.) I shade with my 5b pencil and then blend with tissues. 

*Again these are just notes for me to look back on.*