Dramatic contrast and a hint of smile

Updated on Jul 12, 2013

PaperFaces portrait of @andispringer. If you haven’t noticed a theme yet — I tend to draw a full face when working in black and white.

Quick sketch with the pencil tool to figure out the composition

Simple background with layered watercolor strokes to create a vignette effect

Zooming in to capture facial feature details using a pencil

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