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Teaching myself to draw with the Cintiq

So, I’ve had a Cintiq for about a year now, and have really only used it for age progressions, photo retouches, and the like. I decided to try my hand ...

Mugshot Sketch 4

Finally, another mugshot drawing! I LOVE doing these, the black and white photography from the 30′s to the 50′s is just spectacular, and the faces….wow. I drew the whole thing ...

“HEADS” Study Number One

This is on Strathmore 300, with pencils anywhere from a 3B to a 9B. I usually start out with a 3B to block things in, then go from there. This ...

Mugshot Sketch Number Three

Just another mugshot sketch. I like using these for practice because of the crisp photography, the expressions, and just the faces. They are so interesting to me! I also wonder ...

Mugshot Sketch Number One

This is a drawing I did about 2 years ago, when I sat down and decided to copy an old mugshot, and not care a bit how it turned out. I ...

Practice

Here a couple more drawings, and yes I’ll explain why they are both bald. I drew them from a book called “HEADS” by Alex Kayser. The entire book is simply ...