More head drawings!

For this drawing assignment we had to draw to small heads with graphite. One of a classmate using light/shadow shapes, and the other of yourself using hatching.

I think my lines may be a bit too harsh in the above drawing. I could have used just a little extra time.

After we were finished with the graphite drawings, we took a piece of matte drafting film and did ink drawings of the heads. The drafting film is clear, so we just lay it over the top and tape it down and use the graphite drawings as guides. For the first head we use a wash method, and for our self-portraits we use a drawing pen and ink (with optional addition of wash, if desired).

The wash part was kind of hard to get used to because the ink would really resist the drafting film, especially the lighter tones which had more water added. The pen was really easy and fun to work with. I got a variety of line density and application. I added a wash over the top of the hatching, especially in the hair.