First portrait re-visited.

Last month I posted a first attempt portrait from a picture reference. The picture was an image off of the internet and the printed out copy was poor quality and the original was digitally airbrushed pretty heavily... that made it an easy one to work with as some of the details are missing that would make a "realistic" drawing much more complicated.

I am starting a re-do using a different method and graphite instead of charcoal. I look at the original attempt and see all sorts of things that I could do differently to provide a more curved looking surface to better match a true facial profile.

Here is the beginning. This uses a 6H pencil to get the primary details in place, note that this one has two eyes.

Something looks wrong in the apparent angle but I am thinking that it will correct itself as I add layers.

Jeff.