I've set myself a project for this year: to do 100 pencil portraits. Ok, so, to some people, thats not very much, (even I remember doing 50 multimedia faces in two weeks in college ) but it's just a way for me to regain some discipline and keep drawing, even when I don't feel like it, in between other things and work etc. I've gathered a file full of faces (I might do some from life later on, too) and I'm just trying to churn them out, not being too precious about it, and posting them all no mater how bad I think they are. Hopefully, by dong this over and over, with just the one medium, I’ll improve my drawing skills, become more fluid and make more interesting marks in my drawing. Another side effect I’m hoping for is, that I’ll get so bored of faces and pencils - two areas I’m way to comfortable in - I’l try something else, loosen up and experiment more.
So, here’s number 1...
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