Sharbat

Portrait #4

      I think this one is my favorite out of the four portraits I've drawn so far. This is a portrait of the the infamous "Afghan Girl" (her name was later revealed to be Sharbat, over a decade after the photograph was taken) from the 1985 National Geographic cover. Her striking green eyes captivated my heart, and I think that's why I chose to draw her face. My drawing makes her look a lot older than her face in the photograph (and her lips do not line up with her nose, I noticed), but I still had fun drawing her because I had never drawn an Afghan girl before, not to mention the blemished skin and tattered clothing. It amazed me how a girl could look so beautiful in imperfect skin and ragged fabric.