Emma Watson Redraw | Posted: Nov. 10, 2016, 6 p.m.

Media: Digital Art, Photoshop Elements 7.0 for both pieces

Time: ~2 hours for piece on left, ~4 hours for piece on right

Reference for piece on left:
http://www.aceshowbiz.com/images/events/ALO-042877.jpg

Reference for piece on right:
https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/08/8c/c8/088cc851ff649fbf746f0c247c2abdc6.jpg

I try to draw realistically every once in a while. I think I achieve the best realistic results when I draw digitally. The beauty of digital art is that you can layer on so many details. You can zoom in and meticulously add more features like creases, freckles, pores, highlights, etc. These details are often hard to add with traditional art. Digital art also allows for such a wider spectrum of colors (think about a 24 colored pencil set vs. Photoshop's color selector).

When drawing portraits, I like drawing Emma Watson because she has such nice bone structure. While I was working on the piece to the right, I realized that a couple years ago I had finished another digital portrait of her. When I placed the two pieces side by side, I could see the improvement, even though the piece on the right isn't completed.

Like some of my other digital art portraits ("Daniel Sharman" and "Ralph Fiennes"), I never got around to finishing the piece on the right. I cared more about practicing my technique than completing the piece to every last detail.

If I were to theoretically work on this piece again, I would plan on finishing the shading on her hair and neck. I'd also change the background somewhat and add some more details.