A Portrait in Pencil with Greg Ruth

In this 2.5 hour demo, Greg Ruth walks us though his process of creating a fantasy portrait in graphite. Using a Dune-themed portrait as an example, Greg discusses how to create convincing form and imbues your portraits with a sense of character and backstory. Additionally, Greg takes the time to demonstrate how he creates the unusual textures he is so well known for, such as smoke and stars.