Kotaro's Self Portrait

[Kotaro]

Done with my new charcoal tools including paper stumps and tortillons. Found them very useful. Used Derwent charcoal pencils and a kneadable eraser for the highlight areas. Photographic reference (self-shot from last year, and I kept my eyes wide open for the flash, hate half closed eyes photos).
Yes, my nose is that big.
How come not many girls do self-portraits? Just curious.



And this

Big teeth too.

[Kotaro]

Going to crack up any second.

[Kotaro]

I'd try to do some portraits from life, with a mirror, just because it's harder and better practice.

Especially to get the model to stay still.
So anyways, the dresser temporarily became a desk.



In real life that would be laterally inverted.

[suman_d123]

sorry to say...none of them look like u.

[Kotaro]

Very Funny.

[Maxine Schacker]

Keep going, kotaro! Try different facial expressions. Try using two mirrors.
Use different mediums (pencil, wash, ink) to keep it interesting....

[Kotaro]

Sorry, haven't visited this part in ages.

Yup yup yup. Definitely try something and move on to a new medium. Being escapist...

[Bhrazz]

this last piece is really nice, I really love how you manage to get those lips this way, as for the ears, they could have be much bigger!

[Kotaro]

as for the ears, they could have be much bigger

!

Do you seriously think so? I just extended and pointified mine. I'm not an expert on elf-ear theory (other than reading some Piers Anthony rubbish) so I guess I wouldn't know. This however was more fun than the regular self-portraits. Raising the eyebrows and such.