This drawing is particularly powerful due to the strong connection made by the eyes, as they stare directly at you. Very minimal shading is used, leaving only the lines that are crucial to defining her face. As you can see there are barely any dark lines, everything is kept soft which results in the person looking soft as well. There are a variety of ways to create the same soft effect, easiest way is to start drawing with a lighter pencil, that way it forces you to create only light lines. For this drawing the pencils used are 4H and 6H which are extremely light, but you can use whatever pencil you want as long as you don't apply too much pressure while drawing. The shading here is created with the help of a smudge stick (that white roll of paper to the right), but you can create the same effect using your eraser softly on your page, or just using your finger to smudge but it is more difficult.
Now the actual drawing of the person is done to the correct proportions which is why it is so realistic. Understanding the light direction and where to add shading is also important, for example the above picture has the shading on the left side of the nose and lips being the main element that distinguishes her face. If you want to try and perfect creating realistic people, I suggest you start drawing people from real life. Whether you're drawing from real life or a picture, it is important to keep looking at the picture or the person as you draw. I usually look at whatever I'm drawing every few seconds or so, then I return to drawing.
Artist: TheAmazingAaron
Picture retrieved from: Amanda Seyfried - Graphite in Sketchbook
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