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• Advice on Pencil Portrait Drawing - Muscles That Create the Smile  By : Alex De Mostafa
  The smile is a very complicated facial expression of happiness. In this article we discuss the most essential muscles involved in the creation of a smile.
• Guidelines for Pencil Portrait Sketching - Tone and Form in Relation to Flexibility  By : Alex De Mostafa
  In this expose we talk about the idea of plasticity. We clarify how we can use a 12-value scale to create the necessary plasticity in a portrait.
• Guidelines for Pencil Portrait Sketching - Plane Directions in Portrait Sketching  By : Alex De Mostafa
  Realizing that the skull is built up from discrete planes is significant to achieve a good likeness and the illusion of 3-dimensionality.
• Tips on Pencil Portrait Sketching - Blending and the Putty Eraser  By : Alex De Mostafa
  In this expose we discuss several stumping methods that allow you to construct a unified tonal matrix for your pencil portrait drawing.
• Guidelines for Pencil Portrait Drawing - Locating Skull Landmarks  By : Alex De Mostafa
  In this article we talk about the all significant sketching and positioning of the main landmarks of the skull. Aside from the arabesque, these include the brow ridge, the jaw hinge, the top of the nasal bone, and the facial angle.
• Tips on Pencil Portrait Sketching - The Arabesque  By : Alex De Mostafa
  In this article we talk about the all important sketching of the arabesque as the first step in the creation of a line-drawing. We talk about its properties and its significance to the creation of a correct likeness of your portrait model.