After I finished sketching the face, I lightly erased the sketch and outlined it in light blue colored pencil. Then I started coloring the picture with colored pencil. I use Prismacolors to color my drawings, which are higher quality pencils that make it easier to blend colors. I also used a few Crayola pencils that were the colors I needed. I color in most of the drawing using circular motions and I continue coloring the drawing. When I color the hair, I make the pencil strokes go in the direction the hair is going. Then it will look more like real hair. I use a solid color for the lips and eyes and add more colors on top and blend them together. I could even maybe get away with just using one color and using black to color in a pupil. I also use a gel pen to put in highlights for the eyes and lips. I use normal, darker, and lighter colors to indicate highlights, and shadows to make the drawing look more 3d instead of 2d.
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