I love using colored pencils.
With some pro quality colored pencils you can softly blend colors like paint and get amazingly realistic results.
Just like painting, however, I equally enjoy when you can reveal the brush strokes… or in this case, pencil strokes. I didn’t fill an area of skin tone or dress in one solid single flat color. Variations of that color, or opposing colors are not blended in – but scattered throughout.
The line art was in black ink.
-Elias
Like your drawing – very cool