Ahhh, this subject is a familiar face. Perhaps not so familiar to readers of this blog but it's the most familiar face on the planet for me. This face is me.
With all the drawing I have done I've never drawn a self portrait! Not sure exactly why. I haven't drawn many portraits overall (usually choosing to draw wildlife, sports scenes, landscapes ect.) and when I did it was always someone else.
I enjoyed this though - it was nice having the model (me) pose exactly the way you wanted. I tried several poses, settling eventually on this straight on 'neutral' pose because it was the most consistant and easy to hold.
I can see why Van Gough created a lot of portraits. If you have a mirror handy, you always have someone to draw.
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