Nat Geo's fame 'that' 'Afghan Girl' with 'GREEN EYES': Sharbat Gula- Portrait in Pencil
Nat Geo's fame MYSTERY 'Afghan Girl' with 'GREEN EYES': Sharbat Gula- Potrait in Pencil
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| 'Green Eyed' Afghan Girl: Original Picture vs Pencil Sketch |
Who is ‘Afghan
Girl’, Sharbat Gula?
Afghan girl, Sharbat Gula is a refugee of war, who used to live in a refugee camp near Peshawar,
Pakistan, when she was photographed and immortalized by the National Geographic Cover, Captured by an American photographer, Steve McCurry. The Afghan Girl is known
for her piercing ‘Green Eyes', yes her eyes have a magic, that Nat Geo stunned whole of the world with this very HUMANISTIC picture shoot.
She was just 12 when her photograph was clicked by McCurry. The
camera captured her face reflecting struggle and hardships people face in a
refugee camp. Her photograph, clicked by chance, later became one of the world’s
most recognized photos of human struggle.
18 years later, again McCurry found her, and captured her
image, now in her 40s, and a mother of four.
Here is a Portrait
(pencil sketch) of the ‘Afghan Girl’, designed by me:
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| Pencil Portrait of the 'Afghan girl' with 'GREEN EYES': Sharbat Gula |
How I made it:
I began with sketching the basic face structure first. I found it a bit
challenging, as it is a partial side view, but anyway I had to do it. So, after
I was done with the basic structure, I began giving shade to her
extraordinarily beautiful green eyes. Most of my focus was on her eyes, than
any other part. I gave 1/4th of my time sketching the eyes. Afterwards,
I sketched rest of her features, including her nose, lips, hair and her ‘Hijab’.
PRO Tip:
1. Final touch was added by the shades on her face,
which reflected her struggle as a refugee. Use of soft pencil strokes is
necessary.
2. DO NOT USE
erasers, especially for the eyes, instead, do shading in layers, that is,
from light to dark.
3. While shading the nose, NEVER ‘outline’ the nose bone, I repeat, NEVER. Instead, give the
effect of the nose bone with pencil shading. Only sketch/ outline the base of
the nose with pencil.
4. Keep calm and have patience, if your ‘first’ portrait
not looks like what you wanted it to be, then don’t panic, and keep practicing.
Things tend to improve with time.
All the best!
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| 'Afghan Girl' with green eyes, courtesy National Geographic |
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| THAT Afghan Girl' with green eyes,Sharbat Gula, now, courtesy NAT GEO |
Hope you creative design guys like it! You may please feel free to rate this sketch in comments below and also suggest your intelligent suggestions :)
u hav proven urself to be a very skilled individual who has the capacity to do great things with their life. Continue to make us proud as you face new challenges and adventures!! :) good luck... and nice art, sketch, or whtever u r doing.... vaise hmesha se he thi....so best wishes for ur future... one day u ll shine....
ReplyDeleteThank You, mayank! Means a lot. I am glad you liked my art. Thanks for your appreciation, it made my day :) All the Best and keep rocking!
DeleteNice sketch, wonderful content, She was a mystery and now a living history, looking fwd more such :)
ReplyDeleteCool Stuff. Keep rocking and exploring your creativity through such initiatives.
ReplyDeleteThank you sir, your photography blog is mind-blowing! Hope to do something as great as that in near future, looking forward for your guidance :)
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