More faces

A couple of rougher sketches, on the way to seeing how simple I can make my portraits while still retaining key details.

Expressions

Experiments with different expressions, in a more cartoony style. No reference behind these, just purely imagination.

Smiles

None of these turned out exactly as I'd hoped, a side-effect of staying away from drawing too long I guess. At least they're all happy :)

Stupendo the Terrible!!!

I lost the drawing habit for a while there, so in my attempt to arrest the slide, I decided that when some image hit my brain I would quickly grab my sketchbook and put it on paper. Below are the results. I won't pretend to understand them, they just are.

Hide away

Kristen Bell

Ssssshhh!

Kicking

Eagle

Something different

Charlize Theron

A totally different expression to draw...

Heather Graham

Kate Beckinsale

Andrea Corr

Charisma Carpenter

I was disappointed with the face in my last effort, so thought I'd have another try at getting a decent likeness. This is actually the 4th pic I've drawn today, but the first one I like.

Charisma Carpenter

Holly Brisley

Kirsten Dunst

Comeback

I'm not going to have a chance to finish this till at least tomorrow afternoon, so just to show I have used the return of clear sight to get right back into drawing...

Bonus points if you can guess who it is ;)

Update 8/7: Actually this is as much as I'm going to do with this picture. I'm leaving the shading as a mental exercise for the reader :)

Terry Farrell

Fans of Deep Space Nine will notice I got lazy here and didn't draw all the Trill spots...

Lindsay Lohan

Rose and The Doctor

One of the pictures I kicked off my latest drawing phase with was a Doctor Who group shot for Em:

Curious to see if I'd improved since all the way back in January, I took a different starting picture. Here's how it went:

Scarlett Johannson

Brandy Grace

Christina Ricci

Kate Winslet

As per special request from Em:

I could have chosen an easier picture (i.e. one without teeth!) but I'm still refusing to allow myself laziness and routine. How long will this craziness last? Join me on the thrill ride to insanity as long as it goes!

Mila Kunis

Olivia Wilde

From this:

comes this:

I'm definitely enjoying the extra space. A5 was cramping my style and I didn't even know it :)

Naveen Andrews

I hereby christen my new sketch book with a picture for Mum.

Sherilyn Fenn

Thus ends my first sketch book! Grander (A4 style) doodling to come :)

Alyson Hannigan

Katherine Heigl

I'm really happy with how this one turned out. I think the surprise of the original really comes across. (So much for going to bed after the previous picture... this drawing stuff is really addictive!)

Amy Acker

This was just intended to kill a little time before I headed off to bed, so I wasn't committed to actually finishing it, I just wanted to see how rough I was willing to leave a "finished" product.

Mandy Moore

One for B :)

Mia Maestro

Maggie Grace