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Quarantine Portrait Series: Self Portrait, 3/4 Practice

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I need practice sketching profiles of faces that are partially turned toward me.  The terrain of the far side of the face, is like a crescent of the moon, but it must be matched to the more visible, near side for the portrait to make sense.  I’m also trying to make sense of my wrinkles, […]

Face Practice with Mistakes

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Since the beginning of the year I’ve been practicing to improve my sketching. Faces have always been difficult for me, so I draw them again and again. Below are some practice sketches, complete with mistakes. The 3/4 profile at the 11 O’Clock position did not work: it turned out to be a combination of a […]

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