Gina Rodriguez | Posted: Nov. 11, 2016, 1:32 a.m.

Media: Mechanical pencil and Derwent pencils

Time: ~3.5 hours

I drew this piece after a brutal week of midterms back in 2015. I finally found the time to catch up on Jane the Virgin (Please go watch it! This show pulls at the heartstrings.), and then proceeded to draw Gina Rodriguez, the actress who plays Jane.

Unfortunately, this piece is a harsh reminder of Chicago's winter -- a practice fire alarm went off in the dorm while I was drawing, and I had to wait outside, silently and irrationally wishing we didn't have fire drills in the midst of winter.

I was a bit out of practice when I drew this piece, as I hadn't drawn a realistic portrait in over a year and a half. I drew her eyes twice and her nose five times before I was satisfied with the results.

I don't think I quite captured Gina's expression and features. While the shading is a bit sloppy, it does a decent job of tying the piece together.

Reference:
http://img4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20130912002248/theboldandthebeautiful/images/0/04/Gina_Rodriguez.jpg