Assignment 4: Portrait

I drew the following self portrait using highlighter pens in pastel shades as well as coloured pencils and graphite pencil on A3 paper.

I like the slightly haunted look, though this was incidental due to my look of concentration as I peered at myself in the mirror. It is not easy to detach from an image if oneself and view it coolly. This image requires more work. As it stands it is a mere sketch. But what to add in order to finish it?

The second picture is after having played around on a drawing app in my phone.

The following image, a portrait of AnnMarie Tournebene, needs a darker background. It was drawn from an online image during a recent life drawing session. The backdrop was deep purple which contrasts nicely with the paleness of flesh tones. It also leads to the camera over compensating for the difference by bleaching out most if the tonal contrast. This gives the model a somewhat glacial appearance.