Here's another (and last) drawing of Phil Mickelson. Its the same pose as yesterday but a much better likeness. The main difference from yesterday's is the tilt of the head is properly established.
Yesterday's attempt at this pose had the features aligned straight up and down and eyes almost directly side to side:
The reference photo shows quite a bit of tilt in Phil's head. Having this tilt incorrect at the start of yesterdays rendition got it going down the wrong track, causing me to struggle the whole way through. I established the tilt correctly in today's drawing (the marks are still visible) and the rest flowed smoothly.
These little things are really the big things! If the artist gets the basic building blocks in place correctly at the start there's a great chance of getting a good likeness fairly quickly. Getting them wrong, starting too fast or not noticing they are wrong leads to frustration, struggle and lots of extra time.
... Sue will be pleased.
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